Brandenburg 1675-IA 2/3 thaler

Sincona sale 51, lot 3158

This specimen was lot 3158 in Sincona sale 51 (Zurich, October 2018), where it sold for 250 CHF (about US$302 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"Friedrich Wilhelm, 1640-1688. 2/3 Taler 1675 IA, Halberstadt. Fast vorzüglich. Überdurchschnittliche Erhaltung. (Germany, electorate of Brandenburg, Frederick William, 1640-88, two-thirds thaler of 1675, Halberstadt mint. About extremely fine, Extraordinary condition.)"

The final third of the seventeenth century saw a profusion of issues of this denomination. This type was struck 1675-77 and is fairly common. See also issues from Minden, Berlin, Cleve, Magdeburg and Stargard.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 18.85 g.

Catalog reference: KM 447, von Schrötter 348 a. Dav-267.

Source:

• Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
• Davenport, John S., Silver Gulden, 1559-1763, Frankfurt am Main, Numismatischer Verlag P. N. Schulten, 1982.
• ^[1]Richter, Jürg, Sincona Auction 51: Gold and Silver Coins and Medals; Coins and Medals from Switzerland, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2018.

Link to:

• 1675 thaler, inscription reverse
• 1675 thaler, standing victory reverse
• 1675 double ducat
• 1676-CS ⅔ thaler, Berlin mint
• 1676-GDZ ⅔ thaler, Minden mint
• 1676-IA ⅔ thaler, Halberstadt mint
• Coins and currency dated 1675
• return to coins of German States, Brandenburg