Prussia 1816-B thaler Dav-756

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Künker sale 353, lot 3998

This specimen was lot 3998 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €100 (about US$139 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich Wilhelm III. 1797-1840. Taler 1816, B. Sehr schön. Exemplar der Auktion Galerie des Monnaies 25, Düsseldorf 1981, Nr. 509. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick William III, 1797-1840, thaler of 1816. Very fine.)"

During the disasters of the Napoleonic Wars, the Breslau mint was occupied by the French 1808-13, during which time it struck no coinage. It reopened with the coming of peace and struck this thaler 1815-16 before closing again.

Recorded mintage: 554,000 for 1815-16, a scarce date.

Specification: 22.27 g, 0.750 fine silver, this specimen 22.14 g.

Catalog reference: KM 387, AKS 11; Dav-756; Kahnt 362; Thun 244 B; Olding 114.

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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