Waldeck-Pyrmont 1824-FW thaler Dav-925

Ponterio sale 168, lot 40571

photo courtesy Stack's-Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 40571 in Ponterio sale 168 (Philadelphia, August 2012), where it sold for $1,939. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Waldeck-Pyrmont. Taler, 1824-FW. NGC MS-62. Toned, sharply struck." This type is not common but is one of the few that are not excessively rare from this tiny state.

Recorded mintage: unknown but scarce.

Specification: 29.45 g, 0.868 fine silver.

Catalog reference: Dav-925; KM-133 (formerly KM C82).

Source:

• Davenport, John S., European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 168: The Official ANA Auction, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2012.

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• 1824-FW ⅓ thaler, all varieties
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• 1842-A double thaler
• Coins and currency dated 1824
• return to coins of German States, Waldeck-Pyrmont