Augsburg 1624 thaler Dav-5012
This specimen was lot 40327 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Costa Mesa, CA, August 2021), where it sold for $3,840. The catalog description[1] noted, "Once Part of the Millennia & Goodman Collections, GERMANY. Augsburg. Taler, 1624. Free City (in the name of Ferdinand II). PCGS MS-62 Gold Shield. A fairly RARE type, especially when encountered in such an elevated state of preservation as is the case here. The only example of the date certified in the PCGS census, this dazzling, nearly-choice crown offers a smoky, gunmetal gray tone and great underlying brilliance. Ex: Millennia Collection (Goldberg 46 - 5/2008) Lot # 558. Ex: Irving Goodman Collection (Goldberg 15 - 6/2002) Lot # 294." This type was struck 1624 only along with Dav-5011, -5013 and -5014. The city of Augsburg did not produce thalers on a regular basis but went thru a burst of activity in the 1620's, resulting in several issues common today.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: Dav-5012; KM-26.1.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- Davenport, John S., German Church and City Talers, 1600-1700, Galesburg, IL, 1967.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The August 2021 ANA sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.
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