Prussia 1867-C 2 thaler Dav-783

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Künker sale 263, lot 726

This specimen was lot 726 in Künker sale 263 (Osnabrück, June 2015), where it sold for €480 (about US$620 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH Wilhelm I. 1861-1888. Doppelter Vereinstaler 1867, C. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, William I, 1861-88, double union thaler of 1867. Very fine to extremely fine.)"

After defeating Austria in the war of 1866, Prussia annexed the kingdom of Hannover and the free city of Frankfurt, among other states. The mints there were converted into branch mints (B = Hannover, C = Frankfurt) and operated 1867-78. This double thaler of 1865-71 is the most common type for Prussia and this product of the Frankfurt mint is the most common date. After unification, it circulated for six marks.

Recorded mintage: 1,048,856.

Specification: 37.03 g, 0.900 fine silver, lettered edge.

Catalog reference: Dav-783, AKS 96; Kahnt 392; Thun 269 C; Olding 412, KM 496.

Source:

  • 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.
  • Davenport, John S., European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
  • [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Catalog 263, The Friedrich Popken collection of gold and silver coinages | Coins and Medals from Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. the collection of Ernst Otto Horn, part III, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2015.

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