Brandenburg 1689-LCS 2/3 thaler KM-555

Ponterio sale 169, lot 10296

photo courtesy Stack's Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 10296 in Ponterio sale 169 (Baltimore, November 2012), where it sold for $282. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brandenburg. 2/3 Taler, 1689-LCS. NGC AU-55. Friedrich III (1688-1701)." This type was struck 1689 and is slightly scarcer than other gulden struck at the time. While thalers for the late 1600's are rare, gulden are numerous and come in many varieties.

Recorded mintage: 2,216,000.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: KM-555.

Source:

• 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]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 169: The November 2012 Baltimore Auction, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers, LLC, 2012.

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