Prussia 1827-A thaler Dav-761

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Künker sale 353, lot 4064

This specimen was lot 4064 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €80 (about US$111 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich Wilhelm III. 1797-1840. Taler 1827, A. Ausbeute. Sehr schön. Erworben 22.9.1972. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick William III, 1797-1840, thaler of 1827, for the mines. Very fine.)"

This thaler was struck 1826-28 at Berlin and is not rare. These thalers were struck in limited numbers to promote the product of local silver mines. Many German states issued them.

Recorded mintage: 50,000.

Specification: 22.27 g, 0.750 fine silver, this specimen 22,00 g.

Catalog reference: KM 417, AKS 16; Dav-761; Kahnt 368; Thun 248; Olding 183.

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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