View source for Bamberg 1750-CGL thaler Dav-1937

[[Image:Bamberg S33-02123Q00.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 33, lot 2123]]

This specimen was lot 2123 in Sincona sale 33 (Zürich, October 2016), where it sold for 2,400 CHF (about US$2,849 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''Johann Philipp Anton von Frankenstein 1746-1753 Taler 1750. Nürnberg. Fast FDC. Überdurchschnittliche Erhaltung.'' (bishopric of Bamberg, John Philip Anton von Frankenstein 1746-1753, thaler of 1750, Nuremberg mint. About uncirculated, Better than average.)"</blockquote> This was the first thaler issued in the eighteenth century and the last until 1796 ([[Bamberg 1795 thaler Dav-1939|Dav-1939]]).
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' silver, this specimen 29.09 g.

''Catalog reference:'' [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-1937]]; Krug 405, KM 116. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* 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. 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Jürg Richter, ''Numismatic Coins & Medals, Auction 33,'' Zürich: Sincona AG, 2016. 

''Link to:''
* [[Bamberg 1746 ducat Fr-169|1746 ducat]]
* [[Bamberg 1750-CGL ducat Fr-170|1750-CGL ducat]]
* [[Bamberg 1795 thaler Dav-1939|1795 thaler]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1750]]
* return to coins of [[German States, Bamberg|Bamberg]]

[[Category:Silver thalers of Germany]][[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 31, 32, 33, 34, 35]]