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German States. Hessen-Homburg (Landgrafschaft), Ferdinand AR Vereinsthaler. Dated 1862.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Designs by G. Schnitzspahn. FERDINAND SOUV. LANDGRAF Z. HESSEN, head to right, C.SCHNITZSPAHN in small lettering on truncation / EIN VEREINSTHALER XXX EIN PFUND FEIN, draped and crowned coat of arms; date below. Edge inscription: ✿ MÜNZVERTRAG VOM 24 JANUAR 1857. KM 20; Dav GT III 714. 18.31gr, 33mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson. -
German States. Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Friedrich Wilhelm AR Thaler. Dated 1870. Berlin mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
FRIEDRICH WILH. V. G. G. GROSSH. V. MECKLENB. STRL., head to left; A (mintmark) below / EIN THALER XXX EIN P F. F., crowned coat of Arms of the Grand Duchy encircled by the Garter inscribed HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE; date below. Edge inscription: GOTT SCHIRME MECKLENBURG. AKS 71; Jaeger 4 MRWS 120; KM 100; Davenport GT III 732. 18.43gr, 33mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson.
Friedrich Wilhelm married a granddaughter of Georg III and made a Knight of the Order of the Garter by Queen Victoria (1862), which allows him to add the famous garter to his Arms. -
German States. Münster (Bishopric), Maximilian Frederick of Königsegg-Rothenfels AR 1/6 Thaler. Dated 1764. Münster mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Jacob Kohlhass, Mint Master. MAX • FRID • D • G • A • E • C • & E • E • MONAST • S • R • I • P •, crowned shield of arms; I K below / VI EINEN REICHS THALER 1764 in five lines; 80 ST • EINE MARCK FEIN around. KM 202; Schulze 262. 4.70gr, 27mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson. -
German States. Prussia (Kingdom), Frederick II AR 1/3 Thaler. Dated 1777. Wrocław mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
FRIDERICUS BORUSSORUM REX, laureate head to right / 3 EINEN REICHS THALER 1777 B(mintmark) in six lines within palm and laurel branches. KM 329; Neumann Baltic 507; Schön DM 150. 8.06gr, 30mm, 12h.
Good Fine.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey, one of the global authorities on the confederate army in the US civil war; thence by descent to his grandson. -
German States. Prussia (Kingdom), Friedrich II AR Reichsthaler. Dated 1784. Berlin mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
FRIDERICUS BORUSSORUM REX, laureate bust to right / EIN REICHS THALER, crowned and unfurled eagle, head to right, posed on trophy of arms; mintmark dividing date below. KM 332.1. 21.94gr, 37mm, 12h.
Good Fine. Toned.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson. -
German States. Prussia (Kingdom), Friedrich Wilhelm II AR Thaler. Dated 1795. Berlin mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
FRIED: WILHELM KOENIG VON PREUSSEN, bust to right / Crowned coat of arms supported by two wild men; below, denomination and mintmark dividing date. KM 360.1; Davenport GT II 2599. 21.88gr, 38mm, 12h.
Good Fine.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson. -
German States. Prussia (Kingdom), Friedrich Wilhelm IV AR Vereinsthaler. Dated 1859. Berlin mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
FRIEDR. WILHELM IV KOENIG V. PREUSSEN, head to right, A (mintmark) below / EIN VEREINSTHALER XXX EIN PFUND FEIN, crowned Imperial Eagle; date below. Edge inscription: GOTT MIT UNS. AKS 78; Jaeger 9 Pr 84; KM 471; Davenport GT III 775. 18.44gr, 33mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson. -
German States. Prussia (Kingdom), Friedrich Wilhelm IV AR Vereinsthaler. Dated 1860. Berlin mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
FRIEDR. WILHELM IV KOENIG V. PREUSSEN, head to right, A (mintmark) below / EIN VEREINSTHALER XXX EIN PFUND FEIN, crowned imperial eagle, date below. Edge inscription: GOTT MIT UNS. AKS 78; Jaeg 9 Pr 84; KM 471; Dav GT III 775. 18.42gr, 33mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson. -
German States. Prussia (Kingdom), Wilhelm I AR Vereinsthaler. Dated 1861. Berlin mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
WILHELM KOENIG VON PREUSSEN, head to right, A (mintmark) below / EIN VEREINSTHALER XXX EIN PFUND FEIN, crowned imperial eagle; date below. AKS 97; Jaeg 9 Pr 92; KM 489. 18.42gr, 33mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson. -
German States. Prussia (Kingdom), Wilhelm I AR Vereinsthaler. Dated 1866. Berlin mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
WILHELM KOENIG VON PREUSSEN, head to right, A (mintmark) below / EIN VEREINSTHALER XXX EIN PFUND FEIN, crowned imperial eagle, date below. Edge inscription: GOTT MIT UNS. AKS 99; Jaeg 9 Pr 96; KM 494. 18.27gr, 33mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson. -
German States. Prussia (Kingdom), Wilhelm I AR Vereinsthaler. Dated 1867. Berlin mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
WILHELM KOENIG VON PREUSSEN, head to right, A (mintmark) below / EIN VEREINSTHALER XXX EIN PFUND FEIN, crowned imperial eagle, date below. Edge inscription: GOTT MIT UNS. AKS 99; Jaeg 9 Pr 96; KM 494. 18.36gr, 33mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Toned.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson. -
German States. Prussia (Kingdom), Wilhelm I AR 5 Mark. Dated 1876. Hannover mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
WILHELM DEUTSCHER KAISER KÖNIG V. PREUSSEN, head to right, B (mintmark) below / DEUTSCHES REICH 1876 ★ FÜNF MARK ★, crowned eagle facing with wings spread, head to left; collared coat-of-arms on breast. Edge inscription: GOTT MIT UNS. KM 503; AKS 114; Jaeger 97; Davenport 786. 27.35gr, 38mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine. Toned.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson.
