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This specimen was lot 4234 in Künker sale 406 (Osnabruck, March 2024), where it sold for €2,500 (about US$3,280 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''KÖLN, ERZBISTUM, Clemens August von Bayern, 1723-1761. 1/4 Ausbeutetaler 1759, Bonn oder Koblenz. Viertel Bergtaler, geprägt aus westfälischem Feinsilber, auf die Erneuerung der Bergwerke und die Wiederaufnahme des Ramsbecker Bergbaus. In US-Plastikholder der NGC mit der Bewertung MS 63 (6320008-014). Sehr selten, besonders in dieser Erhaltung. Prachtexemplar. Feine Tönung, vorzüglich-Stempelglanz. Aus fürstlichem Besitz.'' ([[German States, Cologne|archbishopric of Cologne]], Clement August of Bavaria, 1723-61, one quarter mining thaler of 1759, Bonn or Koblenz mint. Quarter mining taler, minted from Westphalian fine silver, on the resumption of mining in Ramsbeck. Graded NGC MS-63, very scarce in this quality, cabinet example, fine toning, extremely fine to uncirculated.)"</blockquote> A thaler ([[Cologne 1759 thaler Dav-2175|Dav-2175]]) was also issued on this occasion. Clement August was the last Wittelsbach archbishop of Cologne; his death in 1761 ended 178 years of continuous rule by that family.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' silver.

''Catalog reference:'' KM 151, Müseler 38/4; Noss 765; Preussag Collection, Part II, Auktion London Coin Galleries/Künker 2, London 2016, Nr. 1423.

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Craig, William D., ''[[Germany|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.
* <sup>[1]</sup>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.

''Link to:''
* [[Cologne 1759 thaler Dav-2175|1759 thaler, for the Ramsbeck mine]]
* [[Cologne 1761 thaler Dav-2176|1761 thaler, ''sede vacante'']]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1759]]

[[Category: Selections from Kunker sale 403, 404, 405, 406]][[Category: Minor coinage of the German states]]

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 [[Image:K406-4234.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 406, lot 4234]]
-This specimen was lot 4234 in Künker sale 406 (Osnabruck, March 2024), where it sold for €2,500 (about US$3,280 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''KÖLN, ERZBISTUM, Clemens August von Bayern, 1723-1761. 1/4 Ausbeutetaler 1759, Bonn oder Koblenz. Viertel Bergtaler, geprägt aus westfälischem Feinsilber, auf die Erneuerung der Bergwerke und die Wiederaufnahme des Ramsbecker Bergbaus. In US-Plastikholder der NGC mit der Bewertung MS 63 (6320008-014). Sehr selten, besonders in dieser Erhaltung. Prachtexemplar. Feine Tönung, vorzüglich-Stempelglanz. Aus fürstlichem Besitz.'' ([[German States, Cologne|archbishopric of Cologne]], Clement August of Bavaria, 1723-61, one quarter mining thaler of 1759, Bonn or Koblenz mint. Quarter mining taler, minted from Westphalian fine silver, on the resumption of mining in Ramsbeck. Graded NGC MS-63, very scarce in this quality, cabinet example, fine toning, extremely fine to uncirculated.)"</blockquote> A thaler ([[Cologne 1759 thaler Dav-2175|Dav-2175]]) was also issued on this occasion. Clement August was the last Wittelsbach archbishop of Cologne; his death in 1761 ended 178 years of continuous rule by that family.
+This specimen was lot 4234 in Künker sale 406 (Osnabrück, March 2024), where it sold for €2,500 (about US$3,280 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''KÖLN, ERZBISTUM, Clemens August von Bayern, 1723-1761. 1/4 Ausbeutetaler 1759, Bonn oder Koblenz. Viertel Bergtaler, geprägt aus westfälischem Feinsilber, auf die Erneuerung der Bergwerke und die Wiederaufnahme des Ramsbecker Bergbaus. In US-Plastikholder der NGC mit der Bewertung MS 63 (6320008-014). Sehr selten, besonders in dieser Erhaltung. Prachtexemplar. Feine Tönung, vorzüglich-Stempelglanz. Aus fürstlichem Besitz.'' ([[German States, Cologne|archbishopric of Cologne]], Clement August of Bavaria, 1723-61, one quarter mining thaler of 1759, Bonn or Koblenz mint. Quarter mining taler, minted from Westphalian fine silver, on the resumption of mining in Ramsbeck. Graded NGC MS-63, very scarce in this quality, cabinet example, fine toning, extremely fine to uncirculated.)"</blockquote> A thaler ([[Cologne 1759 thaler Dav-2175|Dav-2175]]) was also issued on this occasion. Clement August was the last Wittelsbach archbishop of Cologne; his death in 1761 ended 178 years of continuous rule by that family.
 ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

Cologne 1759 1/4 thaler - Revision history

LatinKing2020: Text replacement - "Osnabruck" to "Osnabrück"

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