Prussia 1812-A thaler Dav-757
This specimen was lot 3753 in Künker sale 335 (Osnabrück, Germany, March 2020), where it sold for €7,500 (about US$9,815 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich Wilhelm III. 1797-1840. Taler 1812, A. Kronprinzentaler. RR Winz. Schrötlingsfehler, vorzüglich. Der vorliegende Taler wurde auf den Besuch des Kronprinzen Friedrich Wilhelm (später Friedrich Wilhelm IV.) in der Berliner Münze geprägt. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick William III, 1797-1840, "crown prince" thaler. Rare, a few light nicks, extremely fine.)"
This commemorative was struck for a mint visit.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 22.27 g, 0.750 fine silver, this specimen 22.04 g.
Catalog reference: KM 393, AKS 60; Dav-757; Kahnt 363; Thun 243; Olding 104. .
- 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 Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Catalog 335: Bracteates from Upper Swabia and the area of the Lake Constance | Coins and Medals from Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. the Dr. Karl Walter Bach Collection of coins of the Austrian nobility, Special collections of Bavaria, Lubeck, Wurttemberg as well as siege coins from the Eberhard Link Collection. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2020.
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