Brandenburg-Bayreuth 1757-B 1/6 thaler
This specimen was lot 74507 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, September 2024), where it sold for $125. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Bra[n]denburg-Bayreuth. 1/6 Taler, 1757-B. Bayreuth Mint. Friedrich III. PCGS MS-62. Though the strike is a bit off-center and weak on the central devices, the fields are relatively free of chatter, exhibit soft luster, and are pleasantly toned." This type was also struck in 1759. The margraves of Brandenburg-Bayreuth fell extinct in 1769 and the land passed to Brandenburg-Ansbach. The margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, perhaps anticipating the storm of Napoleonic invasion, sold out to Prussia in 1791 and moved to England. Napoleon assigned the territory to Bavaria in 1806, where it now remains.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: KM-213.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, September 2024 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
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