Prussia 1856-A 2 thaler Dav-772

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Künker sale 353, lot 4104

This specimen was lot 4104 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €1,300 (about US$1,809 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich Wilhelm IV. 1840-1861. Vereinsdoppeltaler 1856, A. Auf den unteren Falten des Wappenmantels die Signatur L - H (Medailleur August Ludwig Held). Vorzüglich-Stempelglanz. Erworben am 6.7.1970. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick William IV, 1840-61, double thaler of 1856, with initials "L H" in the folds of the mantle around the arms. Extremely fine to uncirculated.)"

This double thaler of 1853-56 is fairly common and this is the highest mintage date.

Recorded mintage: 627,340.

Specification: 37.12 g, 0.900 fine silver, this specimen 37,11 g.

Catalog reference: KM 467, AKS 70; Dav-772; Kahnt 383; Thun 259; Olding 303.

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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