Mansfeld-Eigentliche-Hinterort 1646 1/2 thaler

Stack's Bowers 2025 ANA sale, lot 46713

This specimen was lot 46713 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Oklahoma City, OK, August 2025), where it sold for $216. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Mansfeld-Eigentliche-Hinterort. 1/2 Taler, 1646. Eisleben Mint. Christian Friedrich. PCGS VF-35." Mansfeld-Eigentliche-Hinterort was a county of utmost insignificance except for its silver mines which provided the material for an abundance of thalers. Count David ruled 1592-1628 and Frederick Christopher 1609-31; the line went extinct in 1666. This type is listed for 1642, 1646 and 1649-53.

Recorded Mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: KM-201.

Source:

• Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
• Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, August 2025 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, featuring The Richard August Collection and the Richard Margolis Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.

Links to:

• 1629-AK half thaler
• 1631 thaler
• 1649-HPK thaler
• Coins and currency dated 1646