Frankfurt 1717-IIF 1/2 thaler

from Heritage sale 3098, lot 33675

This specimen was lot 33675 in Heritage sale 3098 (New York, January 2022), where it sold for $3,960. The catalog description^[1] noted, "German States: Frankfurt. Free City "Reformation" 1/2 Taler 1717-IIF MS64 PCGS. Struck in celebration of the 200th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation, with a design that was also adopted for a number of other denominations in both gold and silver. This is the first example of the 1/2 Taler denomination that we have encountered, and a highly gratifying representative thereof, featuring gleaming underlying luster and a balanced steel patina yielding notes of iridescence." This commemorative half thaler was accompanied by an eighth thaler (KM 180), thaler (Dav-2218) and a ducat (Fr-995).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: KM 182, Whiting-171.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
• ^[1]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, NYINC World Coins Signature Auction 3098, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2021.

Link to:

• 1711 double ducat, on the coronation of Charles VI
• 1711 double ducat, on the coronation of Charles VI as emperor in Frankfurt
• 1716-IIF thaler, shooting festival
• 1717-IIF ducat, 200th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation
• Coins and currency dated 1717