View source for Schaumburg-Lippe 1865-B thaler

[[Image:Schaumburg Lippe 1865 thaler obv JK.jpg|300px|thumb|from the Wildman collection]]
[[Image:Schaumburg Lippe 1865 thaler rev JK.jpg|300px|thumb]]
[[Image:Schaumburg-Lippe 1865 thaler obv Goldberg 65-4742.jpg|300px|thumb|Goldberg sale 65, lot 4742]]
[[Image:Schaumburg-Lippe 1865 thaler rev Goldberg 65-4742.jpg|300px|thumb|photo courtesy Goldberg Coins and Collectibles]]

The first specimen is one of a type struck in Hannover for the prince of Schaumburg-Lippe. The prince did not see fit to issue coinage regularly and examples from this tiny state are scarce. In 1871, with the successful conclusion of the Franco-Prussian War, the currency was reformed to use pfennig and marks and the taler was dropped, tho it remained legal tender at three mark. The second specimen was lot 4742 in Goldberg sale 65 (Los Angeles, September 2011), where it sold for $230. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "German States - Schaumburg-Lippe. Taler, 1865-B. Adolf Georg. Extremely Fine."

''Recorded mintage:'' 7,000.

''Specification:'' 18.52 g, 0.900 fine silver, .536 troy oz ASW, lettered edge.

''Catalog reference:'' [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-910]]; KM-47; Thun-390. KM C51.

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
* Craig, William D., ''[[Germany|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.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Goldberg, Ira, and Larry Goldberg, ''Goldberg sale 65: The Pre-Long Beach Auction, Ancient and World Coins," Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2011.

''Link to:''
* [[Schaumburg-Lippe 1860-B thaler Dav-909|1860 thaler]]
* [[Bremen 1865-B thaler Dav-628]]
* [[Frankfurt 1865 thaler Dav-652]]
* [[Anhalt-Dessau 1866-A thaler Dav-509]]
* [[Prussia 1867-A thaler Dav-782|Prussia 1867-A thaler]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1865]]
* return to coins of [[German States, Schaumburg-Lippe]]

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