Munster 1761-FH 1/6 thaler KM-195

Stack's Bowers May 2025 Collectors Choice Online Auction, lot 74827

This specimen was lot 74827 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice Online Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, May 2025), where it sold for $288. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Munster. 1/6 Taler, 1761-FH. NGC AU-58. Sede vacante issue." Charlemagne appears on the obverse of this one year type, brandishing a sword, while St. Paul is shown on the shield side. Another one-sixth thaler of 1761 (KM 196) shows Charlemagne holding his sword in front of him.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specifications: 4.67 g, 0.833 fine silver, 25 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-195.

Sources:

• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, May 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction: Ancient & World Coins, featuring selections from the Sydney F. Martin Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.

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