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LOT 4189
German States. Prussia, Friedrich Wilhelm IV AR 2 Thalers or 3 1/2 Gulden. Dated 1846. Berlin mint.
FRIEDR. WILHELM IV KOENIG V. PREUSSEN, bare head to right; mintmark below / 2 THALER VII EINE F. MARK 3 1/2 GULDEN and VEREINS 18-46 MÜNZE, draped and crowned coat of arms. KM 440; AKS 69; Thun 253. Good Very Fine. Toned.(36.97gr, 41mm, 12h.).
Provenance
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.
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LOT 4189
German States. Prussia, Friedrich Wilhelm IV AR 2 Thalers or 3 1/2 Gulden.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
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