Prussia 1810-A thaler Dav-756
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This specimen was lot 3976 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €180 (about US$251 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich Wilhelm III. 1797-1840. Taler 1810, A. Vorzüglich. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick William III, 1797-1840, thaler of 1810. Extremely fine.)"
This type was issued 1809-16 at Berlin (shown here) and Düsseldorf and is common in worn condition.
Recorded mintage: 230,310.
Specification: 22.27 g, 0.750 fine silver, this specimen 55.06 g (sic).
Catalog reference: KM 387, AKS 11; Dav-756; Kahnt 362; Thun 244; Olding 103a.
- 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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