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[[Image:K353-4063.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 353, lot 4063]]

This specimen was lot 4063 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €460 (about US$640 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich Wilhelm III. 1797-1840. Taler 1833, A. Fast vorzüglich. Erworben im Mai 1970. Bei dem vorliegenden Talertyp wurde ab 1833 das Münzzeichen vergrößert und auf der Rückseite befindet sich kein Punkt mehr hinter XIV.'' ([[Germany]], [[German States, Prussia|kingdom of Prussia]], Frederick William III, 1797-1840, thaler of 1833. About extremely fine. In the case of the present type of thaler, the mintmark was enlarged from 1833 and there is no longer a dot after the XIV on the reverse.)"</blockquote> This specimen is one of a type struck at the Berlin (shown here) and Düsseldorf mints 1828-40, during the reign of Friedrich Wilhelm III (1797-1840).

''Recorded mintage:'' 448,583, a fairly common date.

''Specification:'' 22.27 g, 0.750 fine silver, this specimen 22,13 g. 

''Catalog reference:'' KM 419, [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-763]]; AKS 17; Kahnt 370; Thun 250; Olding 182. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* 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>Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, ''Künker Auktion 353: Die Sammlung Axel Tesmer, Teil 2: Prägungen der Könige von Preussen von der Kroning 1701 bis zum Ende der Monarchie.'' Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2021. 

''Link to:''
* [[Prussia 1831-A thaler Dav-763|1831-A thaler]]
* [[Prussia 1833-A pfenning|1833-A pfenning]]
* [[Prussia 1834-A friedrichs d'or Fr-2429|1834-A ''friedrichs d'or'']]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1833]]

[[Category:Selections from Kunker sale 351, 352, 353, 354]][[Category: Silver thalers of Germany]]