Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1728-EPH thaler Dav-2126

Stack's Bowers 2023 NYINC sale, lot 25102

Stack's Bowers 2023 NYINC sale, lot 41291

The first specimen was lot 25102 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $1,320. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneburg: Brunswick. Taler, 1728-EPH. Zellerfeld Mint. August Wilhelm. PCGS MS-62. Rather impressive, this near-Choice beauty delivers a full strike and much retained mint glossiness. Toning is of a deeper plum and slate hue, with beauty retained throughout the flan. Escaping much evidence of handling and marking, the only fault of consequence on this example is a flan flaw at approximately 9 o'clock. A beautiful specimen that is certain to command the attention of any collector of 'wildman' types. From the Augustana Collection." The second specimen was lot 41291 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $552. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneburg: Brunswick. Taler, 1728-EPH. Zellerfeld Mint. August Wilhelm. PCGS AU-58. From the Robert C. Knepper Collection." This type is listed for 1714-30 and, while not rare, is not common either. A leaping stallion thaler (Dav-2127) and a bust thaler (Dav-2129) are also listed for 1728.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: Dav-2126; KM-739; Welter-2376.

Source:

Davenport, John S., German Talers, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1965.
Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The January 2023 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Taraszka Collection and the Mark and Dottie Salton Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.

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Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1728-EPH thaler Dav-2126

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