Munster 1661 thaler Dav-5604

Ponterio sale 177, lot 13142

This specimen was lot 13142 in Ponterio sale 177 (Chicago, August 2013), where it sold for $1,880. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Munster. Taler, 1661. NGC AU Details--Surface Hairlines. Christof Bernhard von Galen (1650-78)." All the thalers of Münster are scarce.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: KM 77, Dav-5604.

Source:

• 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., German Church and City Talers, 1600-1700, Galesburg, IL, 1967.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 177: The August 2013 Chicago ANA Auction, World Coins, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers, LLC, 2013.

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