Prussia 1817-D 1/6 thaler

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Künker sale 353, lot 4009
the Prussian Rhineland after the Congress of Vienna, with Düsseldorf as its capital

This specimen was lot 4009 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €35 (about US$49 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich Wilhelm III. 1797-1840. Die Münzstätte Düsseldorf. 1/6 Taler 1817, D. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick William III, 1797-1840, one-sixth thaler of 1817. Very fine to extremely fine.)"

This type was struck 1816-18 while the regime waffled between issuing sixth thalers (shown here) and its equal, the four groschen (KM 394). In 1821, authorities made up their mind and terminated the four groschen while the sixth thaler continued until 1868.

Recorded mintage: 1,968,006 including KM 394.

Specification: 5.35 g, 0.521 fine silver, this specimen 5.28 g.

Catalog reference: KM 385, AKS 24; J. 31; Olding 125.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [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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