Brandenburg 1690-SD 2/3 thaler

Sincona sale 51, lot 3161

This specimen was lot 3161 in Sincona sale 51 (Zürich, October 2018), where it sold for 425 CHF (about US$513 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"Friedrich III. (I.), 1688-1713. 2/3 Taler 1690 SD, Stargard. Fast vorzüglich. (Germany, electorate of Brandenburg, Frederick III, 1688-1713, two-thirds thaler of 1690. About extremely fine.)"

This type was struck 1689-91. It is fairly common but better than Berlin (KM 556), Magdeburg (KM 557) or Minden (KM 558). The final third of the seventeenth century saw a profusion of issues of this denomination. See also issues from Cleve and Halberstadt.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 17.22 g.

Catalog reference: KM 560, von Schrötter 160.

Source:

• Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
• ^[1]Richter, Jürg, Sincona Auction 51: Gold and Silver Coins and Medals; Coins and Medals from Switzerland, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2018.

Link to:

• 1689-LCS ⅔ thaler, Berlin mint
• 1689-SD ⅔ thaler, Stargard mint
• 1689 ducat
• Brandenburg 1690-LCS 2/3 thaler Berlin mint
• 1690-IE ⅔ thaler, Magdeburg mint
• 1690-BH ⅔ thaler, Minden mint
• Brandenburg 1691-WH 2/3 thaler Cleve mint
• Coins and currency dated 1690
• return to coins of German States, Brandenburg