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[[Image:Anhalt-Dessau 1858 thaler Sincona 9-3683.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 9, lot 3683]]

This specimen was lot 3683 in Sincona sale 9 (Zürich, October 2012), where it sold for 600 CHF (about US$759 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''DEUTSCHLAND Anhalt-Dessau, Herzogtum Leopold Friedrich, 1817-1871. Vereinstaler 1858. FDC.'' (Duchy of Anhalt-Dessau, Leopold Frederick, 1817-71, union thaler of 1858, uncirculated.)"</blockquote>  This type is recorded for 1858, 1866 and 1869 and is fairly common.

''Recorded mintage:'' 27,000.

''Specification:'' 18.52 g, 0.900 fine silver, this specimen 18.51 g.

''Catalog reference:'' Kahnt 9. Thun 9, [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-509]], KM 14. 

''[[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>''Numismatic Coins, Medals, Banknotes & Books: Auction 9,'' Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2012. 

''Link to:''
* [[Anhalt-Dessau 1839-A 2 thaler Dav-508]]
* [[Anhalt-Bernburg 1859-A thaler Dav-505]]
* [[Anhalt-Dessau 1866-A thaler Dav-509|Anhalt-Dessau 1866-A thaler Dav-509]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1858]]
* return to coins of [[German States, Anhalt-Dessau]]

[[Category: Silver thalers of Germany]][[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 7, 8, 9]]