Wurttemberg 1707 1/2 thaler
The first specimen was lot 4436 in Künker sale 406 (Osnabruck, March 2024), where it sold for €1,400 (about US$1,837 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"WÜRTTEMBERG, HERZOGTUM, Eberhard Ludwig, 1693-1733. 1/2 Reichstaler 1707, Stuttgart. RR Feine Tönung, sehr schön-vorzüglich. (duchy of Württemberg, Eberhard Louis, 1693-1733, half thaler of 1707, Stuttgart mint. Very rare, fine toning, very fine to extremely fine.)"
This type accompanied a quarter thaler and a thaler (Dav-2849. Wurttemberger coinage prior to the 1730's is rare. The second specimen was lot 42325 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Oklahoma City, OK, August 2025), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Wurttemberg. 1/2 Taler, 1707. Stuttgart Mint. Eberhard Ludwig. NGC MS-64. A VERY RARE type, especially such an advanced state of preservation, as is the case here. Glistening and radiant, with tremendous brilliance abounding throughout the smoothly struck fields, and with some hints of golden-amber toning accentuating the devices."
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 14.55 g.
Catalog reference: KM-290; Forster-920, Klein/Raff 53.
- 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]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 406: Gold Coins | Coins and Medals from the Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. Löwenstein-Wertheim | German Coins after 1871, a. o. Patterns from the Coenen Collection, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2024.
- [2]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, August 2025 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, featuring The Richard August Collection and the Richard Margolis Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.
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