Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt 1765-ICE thaler Dav-2768
This specimen was lot 30254 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2022), where it sold for $5,520. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt. Taler, 1765-ICE. Saalfeld Mint. Johann Friedrich. PCGS MS-62. A fairly RARE offering, this crown emanates from the second year of a very brief two-year series, and sports an enticing cabinet tone with immense brilliance residing beneath. Furthering its charm that much more is a subtle pastel palette that captures the gaze and attention of the viewer. The only example of the type in the PCGS census. From the Robert C. Knepper Collection." This is the first of five thalers issued by this fragment of the Saxon duchies in the eighteenth century. The line survived until World War One. This type was struck 1764-65 and is scarce.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 28.06 g, 0.833 fine silver.
Catalog reference: Dav-2768; KM-121 (prev. KM-C28).
- 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, The 2022 ANA Auction - Ancients & World Coins - Featuring The Salton Collection Part III, the Augustana Collection and the Robert C. Knepper Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
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