Nurnberg 1717-GFN 1/2 thaler
This specimen was lot 3197 in Sincona sale 39 (Zürich, May 2017), where it sold for 250 CHF (about US$300 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Nurnberg, Stadt, Halbtaler 1717. Auf die 200-Jahrfeier der Reformation. Stempel von G. F. Nürnberger. Vorzüglich. (Germany, city of Nuremberg, half thaler, on the bicentennial of the Reformation. Extremely fine.)"
The relative rarity of German minors such as this half thaler is much less well documented than that of the thalers and ducats. This one, which may actually be a medal, is not listed in the SCWC. Major rarities sell cheaply for lack of interest. Nuremberg was mediatized by Napoleon in 1806 and handed over to Bavaria.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 14.43 g.
Catalog reference: Kellner 287, Slg. Erlanger 679, Slg. Whiting 221, unlisted in KM.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [1]Jürg Richter, Auction 39, World coins and medals, coins and medals from Switzerland, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2017.
Link to:
- 1717 ducat
- 1733 half thaler
- Coins and currency dated 1717
- return to coins of German States, Nurnberg