Prussia 1808-G thaler Dav-755

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Künker sale 353, lot 4001

This specimen was lot 4001 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €400 (about US$557 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich Wilhelm III. 1797-1840. Die Münzstätte Glatz. Taler 1808, G. Am Ende der Vorderseitenumschrift ein Punkt nach PREUSSEN. R Sehr schön. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick William III, 1797-1840, thaler of 1808, Glatz mint, with a dot after PREUSSEN. Rare, very fine.)"

This type was struck at Berlin and Breslau 1797-1809 and is common; however, the two dates from Glatz, 1808 and 1809, are rare.

Recorded mintage: 33,000, a rare date.

Specification: 22.27 g, 0.750 fine silver, this specimen 21,95 g.

Catalog reference: KM 368, Dav-755, AKS 10 var.; Kahnt 361 f; Thun 242 G var; Olding 117 (siehe Abbildung).

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • Davenport, John S., European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
  • [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Künker Auktion 353: Die Sammlung Axel Tesmer, Teil 2: Prägungen der Könige von Preussen von der Kroning 1701 bis zum Ende der Monarchie. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2021.

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