Anhalt-Bernburg 1861-A 1/6 thaler

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Stack's Bowers 2025 NYINC sale, lot 38343
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This specimen was lot 38343 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2025), where it sold for $264. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Anhalt-Bernburg. 1/6 Taler, 1861-A. Berlin Mint. Alexander Karl. PCGS MS-63." This type was struck 1861-62 in Berlin for the tiny state of Anhalt-Bernburg. Rendered obsolete by the coinage reform of 1871, it is today common.

Recorded mintage: 61,620.

Specification: 5.34 g, 0.520 fine silver, 23 mm diameter, edge lettered "~⋆~ GOTT ~⋆~ SEGNE ~⋆~ ANHALT".

Catalog reference: KM-87.

Source:

  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, January 2025 NYINC Showcase Auction, featuring the Richard Margolis Collection, Part III, and the Richard August Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.

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