Lippe-Detmold 1685-IH thaler Dav-6899

Stack's Bowers 2014 ANA sale, lot 670

This specimen was lot 670 in Stack's Bowers ANA auction (Chicago, August 2014), where it sold for $3,525. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Lippe-Detmold. Taler, 1685-IH. Simon Heinrich (1666-97). PCGS Genuine--Filed Rims, EF Details Secure Holder. VERY RARE. From a mintage of only 194 pieces." This type is listed for 1685 and is indeed rare.

Recorded mintage: 194.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: Dav-6899; KM-104.

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 August 2014 Chicago ANA Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Featuring the David O'Harrow Collection, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2014.

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