Brandenburg-Ansbach 1771-G WSK thaler Dav-2001

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Sincona sale 18, lot 1282

This specimen was lot 1282 in Sincona sale 18 (Zürich, May 2014), where it sold for CHF 160 (about US$211 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"Konventionstaler 1771. Schwabach. Sehr schön. (margraviate of Brandenburg-Ansbach, convention thaler of 1771, Schwabach mint. Very fine.)"

This type was issued 1771 only and is listed as rather scarce. It comes not from the Electorate of Brandenburg (later the Kingdom of Prussia) but from Brandenburg-Ansbach, a Hohenzollern enclave west of Bavaria and neighboring Nuremburg.

Recorded mintage: unknown but scarce.

Specification: 28.06 g, 0.833 fine silver, this specimen 27.92 g.

Catalog reference: Repertorium 1C.5.9.3/15, Dav-2001; KM-284.2.

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.
  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • [1]Numismatic Coins, Medals, & Banknotes: Auction 18, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2014.

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