Reuss-Obergreiz 1775-ST ICK thaler Dav-2635

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Künker sale 293, lot 1144
Reuss in 1789

This specimen was lot 1144 in Künker sale 293 (Osnabrück, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €4,800 (about US$6,470 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"REUSS, REUSS-OBERGREIZ, GRAFSCHAFT, Heinrich XI. 1723-1800. Konv.-Taler 1775, Saalfeld. Ausbeute der Grube Neue Hoffnung. Von großer Seltenheit. Herrliche Patina, min. justiert, vorzüglich. Exemplar der Preussag Collection, Part I. Auktion London Coin Galleries/Künker 1, London 2015, Nr. 376. (Germany, county of Reuss-Obergreiz, Henry XI, 1723-1800, convention thaler of 1775, Saalfeld mint, for the New Hope mine. Very rare, beautiful patina, minor adjustment marks, extremely fine.)"

Recorded mintage: 132.

Specification: 28.06 g, 0.833 fine silver.

Catalog reference: Müseler 50.1/2; Schmidt/Knab 251, Dav-2635; KM 71.

Source:

  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • 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]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Katalog 293: Münzen aus Mittelalter und Neuzeit u. a. die westfälischen Privatsammlungen Werner Bröker und Bernd Terletzki, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2017.

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