Brandenburg 1675-IA 2/3 thaler
This specimen was lot 3158 in Sincona sale 51 (Zürich, October 2018), where it sold for 250 CHF (about US$302 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Friedrich Wilhelm, 1640-1688. 2/3 Taler 1675 IA, Halberstadt. Fast vorzüglich. Überdurchschnittliche Erhaltung. (Germany, electorate of Brandenburg, Frederick William, 1640-88, two-thirds thaler of 1675, Halberstadt mint. About extremely fine, Extraordinary condition.)"
The final third of the seventeenth century saw a profusion of issues of this denomination. This type was struck 1675-77 and is fairly common. See also issues from Minden, Berlin, Cleve, Magdeburg and Stargard.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 18.85 g.
Catalog reference: KM 447, von Schrötter 348 a. Dav-267.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- Davenport, John S., Silver Gulden, 1559-1763, Frankfurt am Main, Numismatischer Verlag P. N. Schulten, 1982.
- [1]Richter, Jürg, Sincona Auction 51: Gold and Silver Coins and Medals; Coins and Medals from Switzerland, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2018.
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