Hamburg 1748-IHL thaler Dav-2284 - Revision history

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Text replacement - "Kunker sale 263, lot" to "Künker sale 263, lot"

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[[Image:Hamburg Kunker 263-00328q00.jpg|550px|thumb|Kunker sale 263, lot 328]]

This specimen was lot 328 in Künker sale 263 (Osnabrück, June 2015), where it sold for €280 (about US$362 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''Hamburg, STADT Reichstaler 1748, mit Titel von Franz I. auf die 100-Jahrfeier des Westfälischen Friedens. Münzmeister Johann Hinrich Löwe. Hübsche Patina, sehr schön +'' ([[Germany]], city of Hamburg, thaler of 1748, in the name of Francis I, on the centennial of the Peace of Westphalia, mintmaster Johann Hinrich Löwe. Nice toning, choice very fine.)"</blockquote> This is the first thaler struck by Hamburg since [[Hamburg 1735-IHL thaler Dav-2283|1735]] and the last issued during the eighteenth century.

''Recorded mintage:'' 7,000.

''Specification:'' silver.

''Catalog reference:'' [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-2284]], Deth./Ord. 240; Gaed. 526. KM 405.

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* <sup>[1]</sup>Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, ''Catalog 263, The Friedrich Popken collection of gold and silver coinages | Coins and Medals from Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. the collection of Ernst Otto Horn, part III,'' Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2015.
* Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, ''Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed.,'' Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.

''Link to:''
* [[Hamburg 1735-IHL thaler Dav-2283|1735 thaler]]
* [[Hamburg 1761-OHK thaler Dav-2285|1761 thaler]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1748]]
* return to coins of [[German States, Hamburg]]

[[Category:Silver thalers of Germany]][[Category:Selections from Kunker sale 263, 264]]

← Older revision		Revision as of 04:37, 12 December 2021
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−	[[Image:Hamburg Kunker 263-00328q00.jpg\|550px\|thumb\|~~Kunker~~ sale 263, lot 328]]	+	[[Image:Hamburg Kunker 263-00328q00.jpg\|550px\|thumb\|Künker sale 263, lot 328]]

	This specimen was lot 328 in Künker sale 263 (Osnabrück, June 2015), where it sold for €280 (about US$362 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''Hamburg, STADT Reichstaler 1748, mit Titel von Franz I. auf die 100-Jahrfeier des Westfälischen Friedens. Münzmeister Johann Hinrich Löwe. Hübsche Patina, sehr schön +'' ([[Germany]], city of Hamburg, thaler of 1748, in the name of Francis I, on the centennial of the Peace of Westphalia, mintmaster Johann Hinrich Löwe. Nice toning, choice very fine.)"</blockquote> This is the first thaler struck by Hamburg since [[Hamburg 1735-IHL thaler Dav-2283\|1735]] and the last issued during the eighteenth century.		This specimen was lot 328 in Künker sale 263 (Osnabrück, June 2015), where it sold for €280 (about US$362 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''Hamburg, STADT Reichstaler 1748, mit Titel von Franz I. auf die 100-Jahrfeier des Westfälischen Friedens. Münzmeister Johann Hinrich Löwe. Hübsche Patina, sehr schön +'' ([[Germany]], city of Hamburg, thaler of 1748, in the name of Francis I, on the centennial of the Peace of Westphalia, mintmaster Johann Hinrich Löwe. Nice toning, choice very fine.)"</blockquote> This is the first thaler struck by Hamburg since [[Hamburg 1735-IHL thaler Dav-2283\|1735]] and the last issued during the eighteenth century.

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 [[Image:Hamburg Kunker 263-00328q00.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 263, lot 328]]
-This specimen was lot 328 in Künker sale 263 (Osnabrück, June 2015), where it sold for €280 (about US$362 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''Hamburg, STADT Reichstaler 1748, mit Titel von Franz I. auf die 100-Jahrfeier des Westfälischen Friedens. Münzmeister Johann Hinrich Löwe. Hübsche Patina, sehr schön +'' ([[Germany]], city of Hamburg, thaler of 1748, in the name of Francis I, on the centennial of the Peace of Westphalia, mintmaster Johann Hinrich Löwe. Nice toning, choice very fine.)"</blockquote> This is the first thaler struck by Hamburg since [[Hamburg 1735-IHL thaler Dav-2283|1735]] and the last issued during the eighteenth century.
+The first specimen was lot 328 in Künker sale 263 (Osnabrück, June 2015), where it sold for €280 (about US$362 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''Hamburg, STADT Reichstaler 1748, mit Titel von Franz I. auf die 100-Jahrfeier des Westfälischen Friedens. Münzmeister Johann Hinrich Löwe. Hübsche Patina, sehr schön +'' ([[Germany]], city of Hamburg, thaler of 1748, in the name of Francis I, on the centennial of the Peace of Westphalia, mintmaster Johann Hinrich Löwe. Nice toning, choice very fine.)"</blockquote> The second specimen was lot 3654 in Künker Auction 426 (Osnabrück, July 2025), where it sold for €350 (about US$496 including buyers' fees). The catalog description<sup>[2]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''HAMBURG, STADT Reichstaler 1748, mit Titel von Franz I., auf die 100-Jahrfeier des Westfälischen Friedens. Winz. Schrötlingsfehler, vorzüglich.'' (city of Hamburg, thaler of 1748, struck in the name of Francis I, on the centennial of the peace of Westphalia. Minor planchet defects, extremely fine.)"</blockquote> Despite the small mintage, enough were saved of this commemorative that it is only somewhat scarce today. This is the first thaler struck by Hamburg since [[Hamburg 1735-IHL thaler Dav-2283|1735]] and the last issued during the eighteenth century.
 ''Recorded mintage:'' 7,000.
-''Specification:'' silver.
+''Specification:'' silver, the second specimen 29,30 g.
 ''Catalog reference:'' [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-2284]], Deth./Ord. 240; Gaed. 526. KM 405.
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 ''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
 * <sup>[1]</sup>Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, ''Catalog 263, The Friedrich Popken collection of gold and silver coinages | Coins and Medals from Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. the collection of Ernst Otto Horn, part III,'' Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2015.
-* Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, ''Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed.,'' Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
+* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
 ''Link to:''
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 * return to coins of [[German States, Hamburg]]
-[[Category:Silver thalers of Germany]][[Category:Selections from Kunker sale 263, 264]]
+[[Category:Silver thalers of Germany]][[Category:Selections from Kunker sale 263, 264]][[Category:Selections from Kunker sale 423, 424, 425, 426]]