Muhlhausen 1767 2/3 thaler
This specimen was lot 73660 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2023), where it sold for $384. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Muhlhausen. 2/3 Taler, 1767. PCGS EF-45. Despite some even and consistent wear, this handsome example delivers much eye appeal, with strong visual allure remaining. A pleasing piece for any collector of German silver coinage." There are two towns named Muhlhausen in Germany; one now in French Alsace, and this one in Thuringia, between Eichsfeld and Schwarzburg. Long an imperial free city, it was mediatized to Prussia in 1802. This issue accompanied a 2 pfenninge (KM 70), 3 pfenninge (KM 56.2), 1/24 thaler (KM 72), 1/12 thaler (KM 73), 6 pfenninge (KM 57.2) and thaler (KM 75). None are common.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: KM-74; J-6.
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- Davenport, John S., Silver Gulden, 1559-1763, Frankfurt am Main, Numismatischer Verlag P. N. Schulten, 1982.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, November 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancient & World Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.
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