Wurttemberg 1728 thaler Dav-2850
The first specimen was lot 4468 in Künker sale 335 (Osnabruck, Germany, March 2020), where it sold for €5,500 (about US$7,197 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"WÜRTTEMBERG, WÜRTTEMBERG, HERZOGTUM, SEIT 1806 KÖNIGREICH. Eberhard Ludwig, 1693-1733. Reichstaler 1728, Stuttgart. Ausbeute der Grube Drei-Königstern. R Sehr schön-vorzüglich. (Germany, duchy of Wurttemberg, Eberhard Louis, 1693-1733, thaler of 1728, Stuttgart mint, for the Star of Three Kings mine. Scarce, very fine to extremely fine.)"
The second specimen was lot 31222 in Heritage sale 3105 (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $10,200. The catalog description[2] noted, "German States: Württemberg. Eberhard Ludwig Taler 1728 MS64 NGC, Stuttgart mint. Minted from silver found at the Drei-Königstern mine. A mesmerizing survivor of this type, displaying boldly rendered devices, enshrouded in a graphite and harbor-gray patina. Ex. Köhlmoos Collection (Münzen & Medaillen AG Basel Auction 91, March 2001, Lot 628); Virgil Brand Collection, Part 4 (Leu Numismatik Auction 69, June 1997, Lot 5439). From the Cape Coral Collection, Part II." None of the Wurttemberg thalers before Napoleon are common but this one is quite rare and expensive. The next thaler (Dav-2851) would be issued Karl Rudolf, regent for his successor, Karl Alexander.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, the first specimen 29,00 g.
Catalog reference: KM 312, Dav-2850; Klein/Raff 44; Müseler 77/5 a.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- Davenport, John S., German Talers, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1965.
- [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Catalog 335: Bracteates from Upper Swabia and the area of the Lake Constance | Coins and Medals from Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. the Dr. Karl Walter Bach Collection of coins of the Austrian nobility, Special collections of Bavaria, Lubeck, Wurttemberg as well as siege coins from the Eberhard Link Collection. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2020.
- [2]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, 2023 January 9 NYINC World & Ancient Coins Platinum Session and Signature® Auction - New York #3105, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2022.
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