Prussia 1854-A thaler Dav-773

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Sincona sale 4, lot 4335

This specimen was lot 4335 in Sincona sale 4 (Zürich, October 2011) where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,

"DEUTSCHLAND Brandenburg-Preussen, 1701 Königreich Friedrich Wilhelm IV. 1840-1861. Taler 1854. Gutes vorzüglich. (Kingdom of Prussia, Frederick William IV, 1840-61, thaler of 1854, good extremely fine)."

This type is noted for 1853-56 and is common. In 1857, the thaler was reformed into the vereinsthaler; the weight was lowered but the fineness increased, resulting in a smaller coin with the same amount of silver. The vereinsthaler standard was used until the decimal reform of 1871.

Recorded mintage: 3,500,000.

Specification: 22.27 g, 0.750 fine silver, this specimen 22,28 g.

Catalog reference: Kahnt 377, Thun 260, Dav-773, KM 465.

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]Numismatic Coins, Medals & Banknotes: Auction 4, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2011.

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