Nurnberg 1768-SR thaler Dav-2498
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This specimen was lot 45788 in Stack's Bowers Summer 2026 Global Showcase Auction (Pittsburgh, September 2026), where it sold for $561.20. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Nuremberg. Taler, 1768-SR. Nuremberg Mint. NGC VF-35. From the Heisner Collection from Down Under." The city issued three different thalers in 1768: this one, with arms obverse and eagle reverse (Dav-2498), one with a city view and arms reverse (Dav-2494) and one with a city view and the imperial arms (Dav-2495). This type was also struck in 1767 and 1776.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 28.06 g, 0.833 fine silver, 41 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: Dav-2498; KM-359.
- Davenport, John S., German Talers, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1965.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, Summer 2026 Global Showcase Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2026.
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