Metz 1634 thaler Dav-5580
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This specimen was lot 46715 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Oklahoma City, OK, August 2025), where it sold for $384. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Metz. Taler, 1634. PCGS Genuine--Mount Removed, VF Details." The bishop and city of Metz both issued coins but the town was under French occupation from the mid-1500's, which occupation was formally recognized by the Treaty of Westphalia in 1648. In the eighteenth century, the town was the site of a French mint, mintmark "AA." This type is listed for 1628-34.
Recorded Mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: Dav-5580; KM-17.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- Davenport, John S., German Church and City Talers, 1600-1700, Galesburg, IL, 1967.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, August 2025 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, featuring The Richard August Collection and the Richard Margolis Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.
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