Prussia 1815-B thaler Dav-756
This specimen was lot 3997 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabruck, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €550 (about US$766 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich Wilhelm III. 1797-1840. Taler 1815, B. Geprägt auf einem kleinen Schrötling. R Min. justiert, vorzüglich. Exemplar der Auktion Möller 59, Kassel 2012, Nr. 611. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick William III, 1797-1840, thaler of 1815, struck on a tight planchet. Rare, minor adjustments, extremely fine.)"
During the disasters of the Napoleonic Wars, the Breslau mint was occupied by the French 1808-13, during which time it struck no coinage. It reopened with the coming of peace and struck this thaler 1815-16 before closing again.
Recorded mintage: 554,000 for 1815-16, a scarce date.
Specification: 22.27 g, 0.750 fine silver, this specimen 22,22 g.
Catalog reference: KM 387, AKS 11; Dav-756; Kahnt 362; Thun 244 B; Olding 114.
- 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.
- [1]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.
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