Oldenburg 1846-B thaler Dav-752

Sincona sale 4, lot 4429

This specimen was lot 4429 in Sincona sale 4 (Zürich, October 2011) where it sold for 160 CHF (about US$213 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"Oldenburg, seit 1774 Herzogtum Paul Friedrich August, 1829-1853. Taler 1846. Kl. Kr. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. (Duchy of Oldenburg, Paul Frederick Augustus, 1829-53, thaler of 1846. Hairlines, very fine to extremely fine)."

Despite the small mintage, this one year type is not especially expensive, suggesting that it was extensively saved.

Recorded mintage: 42,000.

Specification: 22.27 g, 0.750 fine silver, .536 troy oz ASW, this specimen 22,11 g.

Catalog reference: Kahnt 320. Thun 240. Dav-752, KM 178.

Source:

• Davenport, John S., European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
• ^[1]Numismatic Coins, Medals & Banknotes: Auction 4, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2011.
• 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.

Link to:

• 1840 double thaler, for Birkenfeld
• Hohenzollern-Hechingen 1847-D 2 gulden Dav-717
• Saxe-Coburg-Gotha 1846-F thaler Dav-821
• Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt 1859 thaler Dav-915
• 1866 thaler
• Coins and currency dated 1846
• return to coins of German States, Oldenburg