Metz 1634 thaler Dav-5580

Stack's Bowers 2025 ANA sale, lot 46715

This specimen was lot 46715 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Oklahoma City, OK, August 2025), where it sold for $384. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Metz. Taler, 1634. PCGS Genuine--Mount Removed, VF Details." The bishop and city of Metz both issued coins but the town was under French occupation from the mid-1500's, which occupation was formally recognized by the Treaty of Westphalia in 1648. In the eighteenth century, the town was the site of a French mint, mintmark "AA." This type is listed for 1628-34.

Recorded Mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: Dav-5580; KM-17.

Source:

• 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]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:

• 1628 thaler
• 1638 thaler, pointed arms
• 1638 thaler, round arms
• 1638 thaler, indented arms
• Coins and currency dated 1634
• return to coins of French royal coinage (to 1793)