Prussia 1861-A thaler Dav-780

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Künker sale 353, lot 4156

This specimen was lot 4156 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €220 (about US$306 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Wilhelm I. 1861-1888. Vereinstaler 1861, A. Vorzüglich-Stempelglanz. Erworben im Februar 1968. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, William I, 1861-88, union thaler of 1861, extremely fine to uncirculated.)"

Four different thalers were struck in 1861: Dav-775, for Frederick Wiliam IV; Dav-778, for the coronation of William I; Dav-780, the regular thaler of William I (shown here) and Dav-781, the mining thaler of William I. This type was struck 1861-63 in large numbers and is common.

Recorded mintage: 13,716,253.

Specification: 18.52 g, 0.900 fine silver, this specimen 18.51 g.

Catalog reference: KM 489, AKS 97; Dav-780; Kahnt 386; Thun 266; Olding 404.

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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