Brandenburg 1672-CV 1/3 thaler

Goldberg sale 100, lot 2478

This specimen was lot 2478 in Goldberg sale 100 (Los Angeles, September 2017), where it sold for $235. The catalog description^[1] noted, "German States: Brandenburg. 1/3 Taler, 1672-CV. Friedrich Wilhelm. Laureate head right. Reverse: Crowned arms. Lustrous. PCGS graded AU-58." This type is noted for 1668-75 from Königsberg. Other third thalers exist from other mints for 1672.

Recorded mintage: 865,000 (including mintmaster TT).

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: v. Schr. 672, KM 379.

Source:

• Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
• ^[1]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, John Lavender, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 100: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2017.

Link to:

• 1671-GF ⅓ thaler
• 1672-TT ⅓ thaler
• 1673-CV ⅓ thaler
• 1676-GDZ ⅔ thaler
• Coins and currency dated 1672
• return to coins of German States, Brandenburg