Friedberg 1766-SNR thaler Dav-2251

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Sincona sale 39, lot 3087
Friedberg in 1789, northeast of Frankfurt

This specimen was lot 3087 in Sincona sale 39 (Zürich, May 2017), where it sold for 1,900 CHF (about US$2,279 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"Friedberg, Reichsburg, Franz Heinrich von Dalberg, 1755-1776 Taler 1766. Nürnberg. Vorzüglich-FDC. (imperial city of Friedberg, Francis Henry of Dalberg, 1755-76, thaler of 1766, Nuremberg mint. Extremely fine-uncirculated.)"

The SCWC lists this one-year type as rare. The Burgravate of Freidberg passed to Hesse in 1802.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 28.06 g, 0.833 fine silver, this specimen 27.96 g.

Catalog reference: Lejeune 80; Dav-2251; KM 72.

Source:

  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • [1]Jürg Richter, Auction 39, World coins and medals, coins and medals from Switzerland, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2017.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • Davenport, John S., German Talers, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1965.

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