Lubeck 1731-JJJ thaler Dav-2417

Stack's Bowers NYINC sale, lot 667

This specimen was lot 667 in Stacks-Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2015), where it sold for $2,585. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Lubeck. Taler, 1731-JJJ. NGC MS-64. Finest certified. Obverse depicts St. John holding a lamb. Attractive iridescent toning. Well struck with very crisp details. An exceptional example with great eye appeal. From the Rockaway Collection." This is one of the few thalers issued by the city of Lubeck in the eighteenth century. Most collectors make do with slightly smaller 48 schilling pieces.

Recorded mintage: unknown but rare.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: Dav-2417; KM-155.

Source:

• 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.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio Sale 173: The January NYINC 2013 Auction, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2012.

Link to:

• 1730 thaler
• 1742-JJJ thaler, Karl VII
• 1752 48 schilling
• Coins and currency dated 1731
• return to coins of German States, Lubeck