Friedberg 1766-SNR thaler Dav-2251
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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.
- 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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