Stolberg-Stolberg 1721-IIG 2/3 thaler

from the Stack's Bowers 2018 Collector's Choice sale, lot 70598

This specimen was lot 70598 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, May 2018), where it sold for $115. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Stolberg. 2/3 Taler, 1721-IIG. Christof Friedrich and Jost Christian (1704-38). PCGS EF-45 Secure Holder. Moderate gray toning. Overall a presentable piece, no distracting marks." The SCWC lists numerous 2/3 thalers (KM 151, 165, 183, 197, 212, 211, 251, 275, 277, 296, 308, 330) as well as 24 mariengroschen (different denomination, same weight, see KM 117, 134, 195, 286, 294, 315, 269). None are common but are much more available than the rare thalers such as Dav-2799.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: Dav-997; KM 151.

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.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio and Chris Chatigny, The May 2018 Collector's Choice Sale, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2018.

Link to:

• 1717 2/3 thaler
• 1717 thaler
• 1720 24 mariengroschen
• 1731-IIG ⅔ thaler
• Coins and currency dated 1721
• return to coins of German States, Stolberg