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[[Image:Prussia 1862 thaler Sincona 9-3729.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 9, lot 3729]]

This specimen was lot 3729 in Sincona sale 9 (Zürich, October 2012), where it did not sell. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''DEUTSCHLAND Brandenburg-Preussen, 1701 Königreich Wilhelm I. 1861-1888. Vereinstaler 1862. Gutes vorzüglich.'' (Kingdom of Prussia, William I, 1861-88, union thaler of 1862, good extremely fine.)"</blockquote>  This specimen is one of a type struck at the Berlin  mint 1861-63. Despite the large mintage it is not frequently seen in the United States though it is not rare. Simultaneous with this thaler was struck a "mining thaler" with a different reverse (KM 490). In 1871, with the successful conclusion of the Franco-Prussian War, king Wilhelm assumed the title of Emperor of Germany. The currency was reformed to use pfennig and marks and the taler was dropped, tho it remained legal tender at three mark.

''Recorded mintage:'' 13,716,000.

''Specification:'' 18.52 g, 0.900 fine silver, this specimen 18,51 g. 

''Catalog reference:'' Kahnt 386. Thun 266, [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-780]], KM 489. 

''[[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:''
* [[Prussia 1861-A 1/6 thaler|1861-A 1/6 thaler]]
* [[Prussia 1861-A thaler Dav-775|1861-A thaler, Frederick William IV]]
* [[Prussia 1861-A thaler Dav-778|1861-A thaler, Coronation]]
* [[Prussia 1861-A thaler Dav-780|1861-A thaler, William I]]
* [[Prussia 1861-A thaler Dav-781|1861-A mining thaler]]
* [[Prussia 1861-A 2 thaler Dav-779|1861-A double thaler]]
* [[Prussia 1862-A thaler Dav-781|1862-A mining thaler]]
* [[Prussia 1862-A 2 thaler Dav-779|1862-A double thaler]]
* [[Frankfurt 1862 thaler Dav-653]]
* [[Prussia 1864-A thaler Dav-782|1864-A thaler]]
* [[Prussia 1866-A thaler Dav-784|1866-A thaler]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1862]]
* return to coins of [[German States, Prussia]]

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