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[[Image:Hesse 1842 2 thaler Sincona 9-03783.jpg|600px|thumb|Sincona sale 9, lot 3783]]

This specimen was lot 3783 in Sincona sale 9 (Zürich, October 2012), where it sold for 275 CHF (about US$348 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''DEUTSCHLAND Hessen-Darmstadt, Grossherzogtum Ludwig II. 1830-1848. Doppelter Vereinstaler 1842. Fleck auf Av. Vorzüglich.'' (Grand duchy of Hesse-Darmstadt, Louis II, 1830-48, double thaler of 1842, spots on obverse, extremely fine.)"</blockquote>  This type was issued 1839-42 and is fairly expensive, considering its substantial mintage.

''Recorded mintage:'' 286,000.

''Specification:'' 37.12 g, 0.900 fine silver, this specimen 37,15 g. 

''Catalog reference:'' Kahnt 264. Thun 195, [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-702]], KM 310. 

''[[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 & Books: Auction 9,'' Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2012. 

''Link to:''
* [[Hesse-Darmstadt 1839 gulden|1839 gulden]]
* [[Hesse-Darmstadt 1841 kreuzer|1841 kreuzer]]
* [[Hesse-Darmstadt 1841 6 kreuzer|1841 6 kreuzer]]
* [[Hesse-Darmstadt 1841 2 thaler Dav-702|1841 double thaler]]
* [[Hesse-Darmstadt 1842 gulden|1842 gulden]]
* [[Bavaria 1842 2 thaler Dav-587|Bavaria 1842 double thaler, Valhalla]]
* [[Bavaria 1842 2 thaler Dav-588|Bavaria 1842 double thaler, marriage]]
* [[Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1842-CvC 2 thaler Dav-633|Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel 1842 double thaler]]
* [[Frankfurt 1842 2 thaler Dav-641|Frankfurt 1842 double thaler, eagle and value]]
* [[Prussia 1842-A 2 thaler Dav-766|Prussia 1842-A double thaler]]
* [[Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach 1842-A 2 taler Dav-844|Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach 1842-A double thaler]]
* [[Waldeck-Pyrmont 1842-A 2 thaler Dav-926|Waldeck-Pyrmont 1842-A double thaler]]
* [[Hesse 1842-HR 5 gulden Fr-1232|1842 5 gulden]]
* [[Hesse 1842-HR 10 gulden Fr-1231|1842 10 gulden]]
* [[Hesse-Darmstadt 1844 2 thaler Dav-703|1844 double thaler]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1842]]
* return to coins of [[German States, Hesse-Darmstadt]]

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