Prussia 1816-A thaler Dav-756
The first specimen was lot 666 in Ponterio sale 182 (New York, January 2014), where it sold for $493.50. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Prussia. Taler, 1816-A. PCGS MS-62 Secure Holder. Toned." The second specimen was lot 3984 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €850 (about US$1,183 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[2] noted,
"BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich Wilhelm III. 1797-1840. Taler 1816, A. Variante mit Punkt nach PREUSSEN und MARK. Feine Patina, vorzüglich-Stempelglanz. (kingdom of Prussia, Frederick William III, 1797-1840, thaler of 1816, variety with dot after PREUSSEN and MARK. Fine patina, extremely fine to uncirculated.)"
This type was issued 1809-16 at Berlin (shown here) and Düsseldorf and is common in worn condition. This is a common date.
Recorded mintage: 6,160,615.
Specification: 22.27 g, 0.750 fine silver, .537 troy oz ASW; the second specimen is 22,12 g.
Catalog reference: Dav-756, KM 387, AKS 11, Kahnt 362 p; Thun 244, Olding 103 a.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- [1]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 182: The January 2014 NYINC Auction: World Coins, Irvine, CA: Stacks Bowers LLC.
- [2]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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