2 Thalers / 3½ Gulden - Frederick William III
Features
| Issuer |
Kingdom of Prussia
 |
|---|---|
| King |
Frederick William III (Friedrich Wilhelm III) (1797-1840)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 1839-1841 |
| Value | 3½ Gulden = 2 Reichsthaler = ⅐ Cologne Mark |
| Currency | Vereinsthaler (1821-1873) |
| Composition | Silver (.900) |
| Weight | 37.119 g |
| Diameter | 40 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 40403 |
| References | AKS# 9 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. Manfred Olding; 2014. Die Münzen des Königreichs Preußen von 1786 bis 1873: Katalog der Prägungen der Könige Friedrich Wilhelm II. 1786-1797, Friedrich Wilhelm III. 1797-1840, Friedrich Wilhelm IV. 1840-1861 und Wilhelm I. 1861-1873 = The Coinage of the Kingdom of Prussia from 1786 to 1873. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany. Kurt Jaeger. Die Münzprägungen der deutschen Staaten, 9. Heft. Munzen & Medaillen, Basel, Switzerland (2 volumes). 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
Head of Frederick William III facing right
Script: Latin
Lettering:
FRIEDR. WILHELM III KOENIG V. PREUSSEN
A
Unabridged legend: Friedrich Wilhelm III, Koenig von Preussen
Translation: Frederick William III, King of Prussia
Reverse
Crowned coat of arms
Script: Latin
Lettering:
2 THALER VII EINE F.MARK 3½ GULDEN
❀ VEREINS 1840 MÜNZE ❀
Edge
Script: Latin
Lettering: GOTT MIT UNS
Translation: God with us
Mint
| A | Berlin, Germany (1280-date) |
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| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 1839 A | 
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172 098 | 24% | ||||||||||||
| 1840 A |
|
789 245 | $ 300 | $ 300 | $ 1200 | 76% | |||||||||
| 1841 A |
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Posthumous | 14% | ||||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 72
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Bullion value: USD 73.50
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Actual silver weight: 1.074 oz
Current silver price: 68.43 USD/oz (see silver price 
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