Wurttemberg 1871 2 thaler Dav-961

Ponterio sale 169, lot 10365

photo courtesy Stack's Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 10365 in Ponterio sale 169 (Baltimore, November 2012), where it sold for $881. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Wurttemberg. 2 Taler, 1871. NGC MS-63. Commemorates the restoration of the Ulm Cathedral. Toned. From the Demarete Collection." Wurttemberg began the issue of the unified empire coinage in 1872 and quckly became a major producer with Prussia and Bavaria. This type, appearing just before unification in 1869 and 1871, is scarce.

Recorded mintage: 4,031.

Specification: 37.12 g, .900 fine silver, edge lettered "XV EIN PFUND FEIN."

Catalog reference: Dav-961; KM-618.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
• Jaeger, Kurt, Die Deutschen Münzen seit 1871, Basel: Münzen und Medaillen AG, 1982.
• Davenport, John S., European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 169: The November 2012 Baltimore Auction, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers, LLC, 2012.

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• 1869 double thaler
• 1871 thaler
• Saxony 1872-B 2 thalers Dav-899
• 1873 10 mark
• 1875 5 mark
• Coins and currency dated 1871
• return to coins of German States, Wurttemberg