Mecklenburg-Schwerin 1817 2/3 thaler

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Heritage sale 3081, lot 30646
photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries

This specimen was lot 30646 in Heritage sale 3081 (New York, January 2020), where it sold for $1,740. The catalog description[1] noted, "German States: Mecklenburg-Schwerin. Friedrich Franz I 2/3 Taler 1817 MS62+ NGC. An already quite low mintage type that escalates considerably in value as a conditional rarity; notably difficult to procure in this virtually choice state, free of the usual planchet flaws that plague the type and with a soft luster that pairs nicely with faint pie polish." This is a rare one year type. The denomination, fading in popularity, was last struck in 1845.

Recorded mintage: 6,783.

Specification: 17.32 g, 0.3750 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM 254, J-22.

Source:

  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3081, featuring the Caranett Collection, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2019.

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