Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1651-HS thaler Dav-6340
This specimen was lot 73470 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2023), where it sold for $264. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneburg: Brunswick. Taler, 1651-HS. Zellerfeld or Goslar Mint. August "the Younger". PCGS Genuine--Graffiti, EF Details. This example exhibits medium gray surfaces with light champagne and dark cobalt toning. The noted old graffiti is manifested as light scratches which have toned to somewhat blend into their surroundings. Light wear and attractive. From the Robert C. Knepper Collection." This type was struck 1650-53 and is somewhat available. Numerous "wild man" thalers exist from this state.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: Dav-6340; KM-393.3; Welter-818.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- Davenport, John S., German Secular Talers, 1600-1700, Frankfurt: Numismatischer Verlag, 1976.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, November 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancient & World Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.
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