Pfalz 1758-AS thaler Dav-2535
This specimen was lot 2265 in Künker Auction 425 (Osnabrück, July 2025), where it sold for €550 (about US$779 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"DEUTSCHE MÜNZEN UND MEDAILLEN · PFALZ, KURFÜRSTENTUM Karl Theodor, 1743-1799. Reichstaler Feinsilber 1758, Mannheim. Ausbeute der Wildberger Gruben. Feine Patina, sehr schön-vorzüglich. Exemplar der Slg. Kömmerling, Auktion UBS 65, Zürich 2006, Nr. 469. (Germany, electorate of the Palatinate, Charles Theodore, 1743-99, fine silver thaler of 1758, Mannheim mint, for the Wild Mountain mine. Fine patina, very fine to extremely fine.)"
Another thaler honoring the same mine was issued in 1751 (Dav-2533).
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specifications: silver, this specimen 25,66 g.
Catalog reference: KM 382, Haas 72; Müseler 46.1/12; Dav-2535; Noss 11; Slg. Kömmerling (Auktion UBS 65) 469 (this example).
- 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]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 425: Gold coins from the Medieval and Modern Times, from the Mohr family collection, e.g. | Silver coins, e.g. highlights of medallic art | German coins after 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2025.
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