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[[Image:Sincona90-1058.JPG|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 90, lot 1058]] | [[Image:Sincona90-1058.JPG|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 90, lot 1058]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 1058 in Sincona sale 90 ( | + | This specimen was lot 1058 in Sincona sale 90 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 8,500 CHF (about US$11,232 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''DEUTSCHLAND Nürnberg, Stadt, Taler 1628, Nürnberg. Abschlag von den Stempeln des Doppeltalers. Von grösster Seltenheit als einfacher Taler. Fast vorzüglich. Sammlerpunze im Rand auf 12 Uhr.'' ([[Germany]], [[German States, Nurnberg|city of Nuremberg]], thaler of 1628, Nuremberg mint, struck using double thaler dies. Of the highest rarity in the weight of a single taler, About extremely fine, Collector's hallmark on edge at 12 o'clock.)"</blockquote> This is the rarest of the five thalers issued by the city in 1628: [[Nurnberg 1625 thaler Dav-5636|KM 52/Dav-5636]], KM 71/Dav-5637, KM 83/Dav-5640 (shown here), [[Nurnberg 1628 thaler Dav-5641|KM 87/Dav-5641]] and [[Nurnberg 1628 thaler Dav-5642|KM 88/Dav-5642]]. |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ||
Revision as of 15:52, 10 June 2025
This specimen was lot 1058 in Sincona sale 90 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 8,500 CHF (about US$11,232 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"DEUTSCHLAND Nürnberg, Stadt, Taler 1628, Nürnberg. Abschlag von den Stempeln des Doppeltalers. Von grösster Seltenheit als einfacher Taler. Fast vorzüglich. Sammlerpunze im Rand auf 12 Uhr. (Germany, city of Nuremberg, thaler of 1628, Nuremberg mint, struck using double thaler dies. Of the highest rarity in the weight of a single taler, About extremely fine, Collector's hallmark on edge at 12 o'clock.)"
This is the rarest of the five thalers issued by the city in 1628: KM 52/Dav-5636, KM 71/Dav-5637, KM 83/Dav-5640 (shown here), KM 87/Dav-5641 and KM 88/Dav-5642.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 25.45 g.
Catalog reference: KM 83, Kellner 233, Dav-5640.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- Davenport, John S., German Church and City Talers, 1600-1700, Galesburg, IL, 1967.
- [1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 90, Münzen und Medaillen der Welt, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2024.
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