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This specimen was lot 409 in Künker sale 293 (Osnabruck, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €280 (about US$377 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH Friedrich Wilhelm IV. 1840-1861. 1/6 Taler 1858, A. R Winz. Randfehler, fast Stempelglanz.'' ([[Germany]], kingdom of Prussia, Frederick William IV, 1840-61, one-sixth thaler of 1858. Scarce, minor rim bumps, about uncirculated.)"</blockquote> This type was struck 1858-60 and is rather scarce. The one-sixth thaler was one of many minor denominations struck alongside the better known thalers and gold coins. It was issued steadily 1809-68, when the unification of 1871 rendered it obsolete.
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This specimen was lot 409 in Künker sale 293 (Osnabrück, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €280 (about US$377 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH Friedrich Wilhelm IV. 1840-1861. 1/6 Taler 1858, A. R Winz. Randfehler, fast Stempelglanz.'' ([[Germany]], kingdom of Prussia, Frederick William IV, 1840-61, one-sixth thaler of 1858. Scarce, minor rim bumps, about uncirculated.)"</blockquote> This type was struck 1858-60 and is rather scarce. The one-sixth thaler was one of many minor denominations struck alongside the better known thalers and gold coins. It was issued steadily 1809-68, when the unification of 1871 rendered it obsolete.
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 96,212.
 
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* [[Prussia 1854-A 1/6 thaler|1854-A 1/6 thaler]]
 
* [[Prussia 1854-A 1/6 thaler|1854-A 1/6 thaler]]
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* [[Prussia 1856-A 3 pfennig|1856-A 3 pfennig]]
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* [[Prussia 1856-A groschen|1856-A silbergroschen]]
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* [[Prussia 1856-A 2-1/2 groschen|1856-A 2½ silbergroschen]]
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* [[Prussia 1856-A thaler Dav-773|1856-A thaler, Shield reverse]]
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* [[Prussia 1856-A thaler Dav-774|1856-A mining thaler]]
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* [[Prussia 1856-A 2 thaler Dav-772|1856-A double thaler]]
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* [[Prussia 1858-A 1/2 groschen|1858-A half silbergroschen]]
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* [[Prussia 1858-A thaler Dav-775|1858-A thaler]]
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* [[Prussia 1858-A thaler Dav-776|1858-A mining thaler]]
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* [[Prussia 1858-A 2 thaler Dav-777|1858-A double thaler]]
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* [[Prussia 1858-A 1/2 krone Fr-2438|1858-A ½ krone]]
 
* [[Prussia 1858-A krone Fr-2437|1858-A krone]]
 
* [[Prussia 1858-A krone Fr-2437|1858-A krone]]
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* [[Prussia 1860-A 1/6 thaler|1860-A 1/6 thaler]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1858]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1858]]
 
* return to coins of [[German States, Prussia]]
 
* return to coins of [[German States, Prussia]]
  
 
[[Category:Selections from Kunker sale 293, 294]][[Category:Minor coinage of the German states]]
 
[[Category:Selections from Kunker sale 293, 294]][[Category:Minor coinage of the German states]]

Latest revision as of 19:12, 1 December 2024

Künker sale 293, lot 409

This specimen was lot 409 in Künker sale 293 (Osnabrück, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €280 (about US$377 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH Friedrich Wilhelm IV. 1840-1861. 1/6 Taler 1858, A. R Winz. Randfehler, fast Stempelglanz. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick William IV, 1840-61, one-sixth thaler of 1858. Scarce, minor rim bumps, about uncirculated.)"

This type was struck 1858-60 and is rather scarce. The one-sixth thaler was one of many minor denominations struck alongside the better known thalers and gold coins. It was issued steadily 1809-68, when the unification of 1871 rendered it obsolete.

Recorded mintage: 96,212.

Specification: 5.345 g, .521 fine silver.

Catalog reference: AKS 82; J. 83, KM 473.

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.
  • [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Katalog 293: Münzen aus Mittelalter und Neuzeit u. a. die westfälischen Privatsammlungen Werner Bröker und Bernd Terletzki, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2017.

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