Waldeck-Pyrmont 1811-FW thaler Dav-923

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Künker sale 354, lot 5922

This specimen was lot 5922 in Künker sale 354 (Osnabruck, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €2,200 (about US$3,062 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"WALDECK, GRAFSCHAFT, SEIT 1713 FÜRSTENTUM, Georg, 1805-1812-1813. Konv.-Taler 1811. R Patina, fast vorzüglich. (Germany, principality of Waldeck, George, 1805-13, convention thaler of 1811. Rare, toned, about extremely fine.)"

Waldeck surrendered its sovereignty to Prussia in 1867.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 28.06 g, 0.833 fine silver, this specimen 27.74 g.

Catalog reference: KM unlisted, AKS 11; Dav-923; Kahnt 545; Thun 403.

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.
  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Künker Auktion 354: Munzen und Medaillen aus Mittelalter und Neuzeit u. a. Braunschweig-Luneburg. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2021.

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