Westphalia 1812-B 1/6 thaler

from the Stack's Bowers 2017 NYINC sale, lot 6486

This specimen was lot 6486 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2017), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Westphalia. 1/6 Taler, 1812-B. Brunswick Mint. NGC MS-64. KM-unlisted. High grade and lustrous with diaphanous multi-hued toning over all of the surfaces." This is actually an unlisted date of KM 88 (listed for 1808-13 from Cassel (F) and Clausthal (C)). The listed dates are not expensive. When Jerome, Napoleon's brother, started showing signs of thinking independently, he was deposed and the kingdom annexed to France. At the Congress of Vienna, the area was restored to its former lords, Hannover and Prussia.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 5.85 g, .500 fine silver, .094 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: KM 88 (unlisted date).

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, The January 2017 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Richard Stuart Collection, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2016.

Link to:

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• 1812-C thaler
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• 1813-B 10 thaler
• Coins and currency dated 1812
• return to coins of German States, Westphalia