Stolberg-Stolberg 1706-IIG thaler Dav-2795
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This specimen was lot 20664 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2019), where it sold for $1,740. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Stolberg-Stolberg. Reichstaler (Taler), 1706-IIG. Christof Friedrich and Jost Christian. NGC MS-62. An immensely attractive taler featuring a majestic stag and a complex coat-of-arms, along with a fairly solid strike and charming cabinet tone. Seldom encountered this attractive, the present piece represents the first such example which we have offered. Ex: Künker (2/2009) Lot #658." A scarce one year type issued to promote the local silver mines.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: Dav-2795; KM-119.
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- Davenport, John S., German Talers, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1965.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- [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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