Lubeck 1797-HDF 32 schilling Dav-2423
The first specimen was lot 2673 in Sincona sale 57 (Zürich, May 2019), where it sold for 60 CHF (about US$72 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"DEUTSCHLAND | Lübeck, Stadt, 32 Schilling 1797. Bürgermeister Heinrich Daniel Friederichsen. Fast vorzüglich. Hübsche Patina. (Germany, city of Lubeck, 32 schilling of 1797. About extremely fine, Attractive patina.)"
The second specimen was lot 41490 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $100. The catalog description[2] noted, "GERMANY. Lubeck. 32 Shilling, 1797-HDF. Peter Friedrich Ludwig. PCGS Genuine--Cleaned, AU Details. From the R & J Robertson Collection." Lubeck, long a Hanseatic city, retained her independence until the arrival of Napoleonic armies in 1806. Her freedom was restored in 1813 and the free city status maintained until the 1930's. It is now part of the state of Schleswig-Holstein. This type was also struck in 1796. It is a little light for a true thaler, being closer to a gulden, but we have included it with the thalers as it is mentioned in Davenport.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, the first specimen 18.25 g.
Catalog reference: KM-199, Behrens 303 a, Dav-2423.
- 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]Richter, Jürg, Sincona Auction 57: World Coins and Medals, Coins and Medals from Switzerland, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2019.
- [2]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The January 2023 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Taraszka Collection and the Mark and Dottie Salton Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
Link to:
- 1776 thaler
- Lubeck 1789-HDF schilling struck in gold
- 1791 ducat
- 1797 ducat
- 1801 ducat
- Coins and currency dated 1797
- return to coins of German States, Lubeck