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[[Image:Hesse 1833 thaler Sincona 11-896.jpg|600px|thumb|Sincona sale 11, lot 896]]

This specimen was lot 896 in Sincona sale 11 (Zürich, May 2013), where it sold for 275 CHF (about US$340 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''DEUTSCHLAND Hessen-Darmstadt, Grossherzogtum Ludwig II. 1830-1840. Kronentaler 1833, Darmstadt. Fast vorzüglich-vorzüglich.'' (grand duchy of Hesse-Darmstadt, Louis II (1830-40), crown thaler of 1833, Darmstadt mint. Nice extremely fine.)"</blockquote> This type, the only thaler issued by this ruler, is noted for 1833-37. Double thalers ([[Hesse 1842 2 thaler Dav-702|Dav-702]]) also exist and are more available.

''Recorded mintage:'' 124,000.

''Specification:'' 29.51 g, .871 fine silver, this specimen 29.41 g.

''Catalog reference:'' Kahnt 263. Thun 194, KM 298, [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Davenport-701]]. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Craig, William D., ''[[Germany|Germanic]] Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II,'' Mountain View, CA: 1954.
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
* Davenport, John S., ''European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed.,'' London: Spink & Son, 1964.
* <sup>[1]</sup>''Numismatic Coins, Medals & Banknotes, Auction 11,'' Zürich: Sincona AG, 2013. 

''Link to:''
* [[Hesse-Darmstadt 1825 HR thaler Dav-700]]
* [[Hesse-Darmstadt 1839 gulden|1839 gulden]]
* [[Hesse 1842 2 thaler Dav-702|1842 double thaler]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1833]]
* return to coins of [[German States, Hesse-Darmstadt]]

[[Category:Silver thalers of Germany]][[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 10, 11]]