1 Thaler - William
Features
| Issuer |
Duchy of Brunswick
(German States)  |
|---|---|
| Duke |
William VIII (1830-1884)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 1853-1855 |
| Value | 1 Thaler = 1⁄14 Cologne Mark |
| Currency | Thaler (1815-1856) |
| Composition | Silver (.750) |
| Weight | 22.27 g |
| Diameter | 34.6 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 285280 |
| References | AKS# 80 Paul Arnold, Harald Küthmann, Dirk Steinhilber; 2022. Großer deutscher Münzkatalog: von 1800 bis heute = Great German Coin Catalog (37th Edition). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany. Gerhard Welter. Die Münzen der Welfen seit Heinrich dem Löwen. Klinkhardt & Biermann, Braunschweig, Lower Saxony, Germany (3 volumes). Kurt Jaeger; 1964. Die Münzprägungen der deutschen Staaten vor Einführung der Reichswährung / Band 8. Hannover und Braunschweig nach 1813 = Die Münzprägungen der deutschen Staaten vor Einführung der Reichswährung. Munzen & Medaillen, Basel, Switzerland. Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). Helmut Kahnt. Deutsche Silbermünzen 1800-1872. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (2 volumes). Norbert Thun; 1979. Deutsche Taler, Doppelgulden, Doppeltaler von 1800-1871 = German Thalers, Double Guldens, Double Thalers from 1800-1871. Verlag Frankfurter Numismatik, Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany. John Stewart Davenport; 1949. German Talers since 1800. Spink & Son, Galesburg, Illinois, United States. |
Obverse
Bust facing right.
Script: Latin
Lettering: WILHELM HERZOG Z. BRAUNESCHWEIG U. LÜN B
Reverse
Crowned and mantled arms.
Script: Latin
Lettering: EIN THALER XIV EINE F. M. 1854
Edge
Recessed slice
Script: Latin
Lettering: NEC ASPERA TERRENT
Mint
Braunschweig, GermanyMark
| B | Johann Wilhelm Christian Brumleu, Mint Master, Braunschweig (1850-1859) |
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| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 1853 | B | 24 148 | 13% | ||||||||||||
| 1854 | B | 
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97 320 | $ 120 | $ 320 | $ 870 | 63% | ||||||||
| 1855 | B | 10 240 | 13% | ||||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 90
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Bullion value: USD 36.73
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Actual silver weight: 0.537 oz
Current silver price: 68.40 USD/oz (see silver price 
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Past sales
| Pictures | Sale | Date | Version | Grade | Sold price | |
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Katz Auction 177 Lot 721 
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6 Dec 2025 | 1854 B | UNC |
USD 876.99
(EUR 760.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz PREMIUM AUCTION 165 Lot 153
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30 Aug 2025 | 1854 B | UNC |
USD 868.91
(EUR 753.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 192 Lot 276
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24 Apr 2026 | 1854 B | XF |
USD 121.16
(EUR 105.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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