Prussia 1858-A 1/6 thaler
This specimen was lot 409 in Künker sale 293 (Osnabrück, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €280 (about US$377 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH Friedrich Wilhelm IV. 1840-1861. 1/6 Taler 1858, A. R Winz. Randfehler, fast Stempelglanz. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick William IV, 1840-61, one-sixth thaler of 1858. Scarce, minor rim bumps, about uncirculated.)"
This type was struck 1858-60 and is rather scarce. The one-sixth thaler was one of many minor denominations struck alongside the better known thalers and gold coins. It was issued steadily 1809-68, when the unification of 1871 rendered it obsolete.
Recorded mintage: 96,212.
Specification: 5.345 g, .521 fine silver.
Catalog reference: AKS 82; J. 83, KM 473.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Katalog 293: Münzen aus Mittelalter und Neuzeit u. a. die westfälischen Privatsammlungen Werner Bröker und Bernd Terletzki, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2017.
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