Prussia 1826-A thaler Dav-760

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Künker sale 353, lot 4060

This specimen was lot 4060 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €300 (about US$418 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich Wilhelm III. 1797-1840. Taler 1826, A. Vorzüglich. Erworben 4.3.1972. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick William III, 1797-1840, thaler of 1826. Extremely fine.)"

This thaler was struck 1823-26 at Berlin and Dusseldorf and is common, altho this is a slightly better date.

Recorded mintage: 687,541, a fairly common date.

Specification: 22.27 g, 0.750 fine silver, this specimen 22.21 g.

Catalog reference: KM 413, AKS 14; Dav-760; Kahnt 367; Thun 247; Olding 180.

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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