View source for Hesse-Darmstadt 1758-R thaler Dav-2322

[[Image:Hesse-Darmstadt H3041-32207o.jpg|300px|thumb|Heritage sale 3041, lot 32207]]
[[Image:Hesse-Darmstadt H3041-32207r.jpg|300px|thumb]]

This specimen was lot 32207 in Heritage sale 3041 (Chicago, August 2015), where it did not sell. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "Hesse-Darmstadt. Ludwig VIII Taler 1758-R MS65 NGC. Very likely, far and away, the finest known for this rare type. Beautiful old cabinet toning with significant residual luster and a bold strike. There have been only 3 examples of this Davenport number on the open market in the past decade, or so, and this easily outshines them all. When one encounters a coin that has a combination of condition and rarity such as this, price history and comparable auction results become almost meaningless; to buy the finest known example of a type, one should be prepared to pay a commensurate price, and we fully expect to see that with this coin." The landgraves of Hesse-Darmstadt issued numerous thalers in the eighteenth century (Dav-2313 thru -2339) but most are seldom seen. This type was also issued in 1751 but both dates are rare.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown but rare.

''Specification:'' silver. 

''Catalog reference:'' KM 190, [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-2322]]. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
* Davenport, John S., ''[[Germany|German]] Talers, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed.,'' London: Spink & Son, 1965. 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and David Michaels, ''Heritage World & Ancient Coins Auction 3041, featuring the Eric Beckman Collection of Canadian Coins, the Kaiser Collection of [[Germany|German]] Gold Coins and the Rudman Collection of Mexican Coins, Part I,'' Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2015. 

''Link to:''
* [[Hesse-Darmstadt 1754-S 2 ducats Fr-1216a|1754 double ducat]]
* [[Hesse-Darmstadt 1755 ducat]]
* [[Hesse-Darmstadt 1759-AK 6 kreuzer|1759 6 kreuzer]]
* [[Hesse-Darmstadt 1760-AK thaler Dav-2323|1760 thaler]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1758]]
* return to coins of [[German States, Hesse-Darmstadt]]

[[Category:Selections from Heritage sale 3041]][[Category:Silver thalers of Germany]]