Westphalia 1812-B 1/6 thaler
The first specimen was lot 6486 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2017), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Westphalia. 1/6 Taler, 1812-B. Brunswick Mint. NGC MS-64. KM-unlisted. High grade and lustrous with diaphanous multi-hued toning over all of the surfaces." The second specimen was lot 3016 in Steve Album Auction 51 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2025), where it sold for $150. The catalog description[2] noted, "WESTPHALIA: Jérôme (Hieronymus) Napoleon, 1807-1813, AR 1/6 thaler, Braunschweig, 1812-A, faint evidence of cleaning, PCGS graded UNC details." This was struck 1808-13 at Brusnwick (mintmark B, shown here) and Clausthal (mintmark C). 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.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 5.85 g, 0.500 fine silver, .094 troy oz ASW.
Catalog reference: KM 87.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Ponterio, Richard, The January 2017 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Richard Stuart Collection, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2016.
- [2]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 51, featuring the Howard Daniel III Collection of Asian Coins, the Almer H. Orr III Collection of World Coins and the Joe Sedillot Collection of German Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2024.
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