Nurnberg 1680 1/2 thaler
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This specimen was lot 429 in Sincona sale 63 (Zürich, June 2020), where it sold for 800 CHF (about US$1,003 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"DEUTSCHLAND | Nurnberg, City. 1/2 Taler 1680. Stadtansicht. Mit dem Münzmeisterzeichen Kreuz (Georg Friedrich Nürnberger). Selten. Sehr schön. Minimal justiert. (Germany, city of Nurnberg, city view half thaler of 1680, with the privy mark of Georg Friedrich Nürnberger. Rare, Very fine, Minimal adjustment marks.)"
This type was struck 1661-62, 1680.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 14.41 g.
Catalog reference: KM 182, Kellner 285.
- [1]Richter, Jürg, Sincona sale 63: Gold and Silver Coins and Medals, SINCONA Bullion Auction, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2020.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
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