Westphalia 1811-C 2/3 thaler KM-117
This specimen was lot 22643 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2019), where it sold for $192. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Westphalia. 2/3 Taler, 1811-C. NGC AU Details--Cleaned. The slightly more common of the two 2/3 Taler issued in 1811, the other being for the mines at Clausthal. The evidence of the cleaning noted on the label is very subtle, with the coin having retoned nicely." The kingdom of Westphalia was a puppet state set up by Napoleon to enforce the Continental System (no trading with Great Britain) in north Germany. Jerome, Napoleon's brother, served him faithfully, stripping his domain of men and money for the Russian campaign. The kingdom collapsed after the battle of Leipzig. At the Congress of Vienna, the area was restored to its former lords, Hannover and Prussia.This type was struck 1811-13 at the Cassel mint. Another gulden or 2/3 thaler was struck in 1811 for the mines (KM 116). The thalers of 1811 (Dav-933, -934) are rare.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 13.08 g, .993 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM-117.
- 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]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The August 2019 Chicago ANA Auction: World Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2019.
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