View source for Chur 1633 thaler Dav-4675

[[Image:Chur 1633 thaler Sincona 4-5544.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 4, lot 5544]]
[[Image:Chur 1633 thaler obv H3032-26081.jpg|300px|thumb|Heritage sale 3032, lot 26081]]
[[Image:Chur 1633 thaler rev H3032-26081.jpg|300px|thumb]]
[[Image:Chur 1648.jpg|550px|thumb|Chur in Switzerland in 1648]]

The first specimen was lot 5544 in Sincona sale 4 (Zürich, October 2011), where it sold for 3,100 CHF (about US$4,124 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''SCHWEIZ Chur, Stadt Taler 1633. Stadtwappen in reich verzierter Kartusche. Rv. Gekrönter, nimbierter Doppeladler. Prachtvolle Erhaltung. Kleines Zainende, sonst vorzüglich-FDC.'' (Switzerland, city of Chur, obverse: city arms; reverse: crowned, nimbate double-headed eagle. nice extremely fine to uncirculated.)"</blockquote> The second specimen was lot 26081 in Heritage sale 3032 (Chicago, April 2014), where it sold for $3,818.75. The catalog description<sup>[2]</sup> noted, "Chur. Canton Taler 1633, AU50 NGC. With title of the Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II. A few minor marks in the reverse fields, yet boldly struck with an overall exceptional appearance. The ibex is found within the towers of the city on the obverse, with the Habsburg double eagle on the reverse. One can go years without seeing this Taler type." Chur, among with the rest of Switzerland, left the Empire in 1648 as part of the Treaty of Westphalia which ended the Thirty Years War. The city arms feature a leaping ibex.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' silver, this specimen 28,10 g. 

''Catalog reference:'' KM 233, D.T. 1520a, HMZ 2-485d, [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-4675]]. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
* Davenport, John S., ''European Crowns, 1600-1700,'' Galesburg, IL, 1974. 
* Richter, Jürg, and Ruedi Kunzmann, ''Neuer HMZ-Katalog, Band 2: Die Münzen der Schweiz und Liechtensteins 15//16. Jahrhundert bis Gegenwart,'' Regenstauf, Germany: H. Gietl Verlag GmbH, 2006.
* <sup>[1]</sup>''UBS Auction 85: Gold and Silver Coins,'' Zurich: UBS AG, 2010.
* <sup>[2]</sup>Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and David Michaels, ''Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3032,'' Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2014.

''Link to:''
* [[Chur 1626 thaler Dav-4664|1626 thaler]]
* [[Chur 1629 10 kreuzer KM 227|1629 10 kreuzer]]
* [[Chur 1630 10 kreuzer|1630 10 kreuzer]]
* [[Chur 1633 dicken|1633 dicken]]
* [[Schaffhausen 1633 ducat Fr-370]]
* [[Chur 1634 10 kreuzer KM-84|1634 10 kreuzer, issued by the bishop]]
* [[Chur 1634 thaler Dav-4668|1634 thaler, issued by the bishop]]
* [[Chur 1697 ducat Fr-214|1697 ducat]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1633]]
* return to coins of [[Switzerland, Chur]]

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