Mecklenburg-Schwerin 1613 2 thaler Dav-LS357
This specimen was lot 30258 in Heritage auction 3096 (Dallas, TX, March 2021), where it sold for $19,200. The catalog description[1] noted,
"German States: Mecklenburg-Schwerin. Adolf Friedrich I 2 Taler 1613-(b) MS62 NGC, Gadebusch mint. Utterly captivating to say the least, this near-choice "fortune" (glück) multiple taler combines both absolute and conditional rarity in the most splendid format. Altogether missing from the famed Wilmersdörffer and Popken collections, the present offering boasts an incredible level of detail, with hardly any flatness or doubling to the designs and an icy patina that brightens both sides of the flan. From the Paramount Collection."
The same dies were used to strike a five thaler (Dav-LS354), quadruple thaler (Dav-LS355), triple thaler (Dav-LS356) and 1½ thaler (Dav-LS-358), all rare and expensive.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 56.35 g.
Catalog reference: KM 27, Dav-LS357, Wilmersdörffer-Unl., Gaettens Collection-187, Popken Collection-Unl.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- Davenport, John S., Large Size Silver Coins of the World, 16th-19th Centuries, 3rd Ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 1991.
- [1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano and Warren Tucker, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3096, featuring the Paramount Collection of World & Ancient Coins, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2021.
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