Brandenburg-Ansbach 1730-V thaler Dav-1980

Ponterio sale 168, lot 40527

photo courtesy Stack's-Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 40527 in Ponterio sale 168 (Philadelphia, August 2012), where it sold for $3,055. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brandenburg-Ansbach. Taler, 1730. PCGS MS-62 Secure Holder. Karl Wilhelm Friedrich (1713-40). 200th Anniversary of Augsburg Confession. Sharply struck." This rare type is one of three thalers struck in Ansbach in 1730; the others are Dav-1981 and Dav-1981A. Brandenburg-Ansbach is in central Germany just north of Bavaria.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: Dav-1980; KM-176.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• Davenport, John S., German Talers, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1965.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 168: The Official ANA Auction, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2012.

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