Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt 1764-ICE 1/2 thaler
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This specimen was lot 73345 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2023), where it sold for $528. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt. 1/2 Taler, 1764-ICE. Saalfeld Mint. Johann Friedrich. PCGS AU-53. A delightful one-year type, this example displays some light wear across the high points and a bit of a mottled tone that is mostly composed of gunmetal gray and olive. From the Robert C. Knepper Collection." This one year type is somewhat scarce. The duke also issued a 1/24 thaler, 1/12 thaler, 1/6 thaler and thaler in 1764.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 14.03 g, 0.833 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM-120.
- 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.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, February 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, featuring the David Sterling Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.
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