Prussia 1833-A thaler Dav-763

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Künker sale 353, lot 4063

This specimen was lot 4063 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €460 (about US$640 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich Wilhelm III. 1797-1840. Taler 1833, A. Fast vorzüglich. Erworben im Mai 1970. Bei dem vorliegenden Talertyp wurde ab 1833 das Münzzeichen vergrößert und auf der Rückseite befindet sich kein Punkt mehr hinter XIV. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick William III, 1797-1840, thaler of 1833. About extremely fine. In the case of the present type of thaler, the mintmark was enlarged from 1833 and there is no longer a dot after the XIV on the reverse.)"

This specimen is one of a type struck at the Berlin (shown here) and Düsseldorf mints 1828-40, during the reign of Friedrich Wilhelm III (1797-1840).

Recorded mintage: 448,583, a fairly common date.

Specification: 22.27 g, 0.750 fine silver, this specimen 22,13 g.

Catalog reference: KM 419, Dav-763; AKS 17; Kahnt 370; Thun 250; Olding 182.

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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