Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1700-RB thaler Dav-6391

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Stack's Bowers 2015 NYINC sale, lot 622
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This specimen was lot 622 in Stacks-Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2015), where it sold for $558.13. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel. Taler, 1700-RB. Rudolf August & Anton Ulrich, Joint Rulers (1685-1704). NGC EF-45. Sharply struck with virtually no doubling. Old envelope tone, some faint contact marks in field. Sharply struck and attractive." This type of 1700 is common but the "wild man" design is always popular.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: KM 637, Dav-6391.

Source:

  • 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]Ponterio, Richard, The January 2015 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Featuring the John W. Adams and Ray Czabor Collections, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2014.

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