Wurttemberg 1817 thaler Dav-946
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This specimen was lot 2454 in Sincona sale 33 (Zürich, October 2016), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,
"Württemberg, 1806 Königreich. Wilhelm I. 1816-1864 Kronentaler 1817. Stuttgart. Sehr schön. (kingdom of Württemberg, William I, 1816-64, crown thaler of 1817, Stuttgart mint. Very fine.)"
The king issued two thalers in 1817, this scarce one struck to the kronenthaler standard, and the rare Dav-947, struck to the convention thaler standard (28.06 g).
Recorded mintage: 44,000.
Specification: 29.49 g, 0.868 fine silver.
Catalog reference: Klein/Raff 50. Kahnt 584. Thun 427, KM 526, Dav-946.
- 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]Jürg Richter, Numismatic Coins & Medals, Auction 33, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2016.
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