Brandenburg-Ansbach 1775-G S thaler Dav-2011
This specimen was lot 608 in Stacks-Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2015), where it sold for $3,525. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brandenburg-Ansbach. Taler, 1775. Alexander I (1757-91). NGC MS-65. The finest certified specimen. Star below bust. Toned with hints of luster peering through. Very sharp details. Exceptionally choice and a real prize for any collection. From the Rockaway Collection." This type was issued 1775 only and is listed as 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: silver.
Catalog reference: KM-301, Dav-2011.
- [1]Ponterio, Richard, The January 2015 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Featuring the John W. Adams and Ray Czabor Collections, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2014.
- 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.
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