Nurnberg 1623 thaler Dav-5637

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Steve Album sale 51, lot 920

This specimen was lot 920 in Steve Album Auction 51 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2025), where it sold for $2,280. The catalog description[1] noted, "NUREMBERG: Free Imperial City, AR thaler, 1623, an attractive lustrous mint state example, PCGS graded MS62, ex Joe Sedillot Collection." This type is listed for 1623-25 and 1628 and is fairly common. Another thaler of 1623, Dav-5636, has the reverse legend "SEMP·AVGVST·D:P:" instead of "SEMPER AVGVST·" shown here.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specifications: 29.2 g, 0.875 fine silver, 41 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-71, Dav-5637.

Sources:

  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • 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]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 51, featuring the Howard Daniel III Collection of Asian Coins, the Almer H. Orr III Collection of World Coins and the Joe Sedillot Collection of German Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2024.

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