Regensburg 1706 thaler Dav-2608

from the Stack's Bowers 2019 ANA sale, lot 20640

This specimen was lot 20640 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2019), where it sold for $7,200. The catalog description^[1] noted,

"Mesmerizing Near-Gem Regensburg Taler, GERMANY. Regensburg. Taler, 1706. NGC MS-64. A tremendous near-Gem of the type that certainly belongs in the conversation for finest known, with steely colored fields that absolutely gleam from roller-die striking, featuring undulations throughout that add an uniqueness to the appearance. Perfectly detailed as well, both the centers as well as the peripheral legends and outer-most dentils on both sides display pinpoint sharpness. A touch of pale tan tone outlines most the designs and helps to ensure this piece's absolute originality. Seemingly the doppelganger to a piece sold by Kunker in the last few years, that coin, offered in March 2017, bringing an impressive €7,000 hammer (approximately $9,000 all-in at the time). From the Linda Collection."

Regensburg passed to Bavaria in 1803 after centuries as an independent city-state. This one year type is expensive but less so than many other thalers of the city.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: Dav-2608; KM-234.

Source:

Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
Davenport, John S., German Talers, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1965.
^[1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The August 2019 Chicago ANA Auction: World Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2019.

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Regensburg 1706 thaler Dav-2608

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