Brunswick-Luneburg-Celle 1647-LW 5 thaler Dav-LS133

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Heritage sale 3096, lot 30221
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This specimen was lot 30221 in Heritage auction 3096 (Dallas, TX, March 2021), where it sold for $40,800. The catalog description[1] noted,

"Enthralling and Nearly Mint State Brunswick 5 Taler. German States: Brunswick-Lüneburg-Celle. Friedrich V 5 Taler 1647-LW AU58 NGC, Clausthal mint. Lippold Weber as mintmaster. With value stamp "5" on reverse. Struck to celebrate the imminent end of the Thirty Years' War. A commanding coin worthy of examination in hand, its beauty easily surpassing the upper bounds of its technical grade. Aged cabinet patina bathes both sides of the planchet in a shimmering shade of battleship gray. Undeniably of museum quality, the strike is perfectly centered on the obverse and reverse alike, with no trace of a die shift to blur the details--a typical feature on the few known examples of this type. A fitting canvas for this celebratory subject matter--two mineworkers embracing in the foreground--and among one of the nicest representatives extent. Likely to outpace the ex. Garrett specimen, with the Preussag example selling for the equivalent of $52,510 when offered at auction in 2015. From the Paramount Collection."

This huge coin was accompanied by a six thaler (Dav-LSA133), four thaler (Dav-LS134), triple thaler (Dav-LS135) and two different thalers (Dav-6497, -6498).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 144.7 g, silver, this specimen 144.77 g.

Catalog reference: KM 181, Dav-LS133, Knyphausen-2056, Elbeshausen Collection-Unl., Preussag Collection-125, Welter-1397.

Source:

  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • Davenport, John S., Large Size Silver Coins of the World, 16th-19th Centuries, 3rd Ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 1991.
  • [1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano and Warren Tucker, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3096, featuring the Paramount Collection of World & Ancient Coins, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2021.

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