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Lot 376 |
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Aachen. Frederick I (Barbarossa) as Holy Roman Emperor (1152-1190). Silver Denar, undated (1.7g). Frederick seated facing, holding raised sword and globus cruciger. Rev. Tower above city gate (Menadier 27a; Förschner 3). In PCGS holder graded VF 30. Value $150 - UP
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Lot 377 |
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Augsburg. Silver Taler, 1642. Laureate bust right with titles of Emperor Ferdinand III. Rev. City view, city arms in front dividing date (Dav 5039; KM 77). In PCGS holder graded MS 62, natural gray toning and luster. Value $600 - UP
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Lot 378 |
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Brandenburg-Ansbach. Alexander (1757-1791). Silver ¼ Taler, 1769. (7.03g). On the Acquisition of Bayreuth. Busts of Georg Friedrich and Alexander facing each other. Rev. Altar with open book flanked by crowned shields (KM 281). Hairlines in field. Extremely fine. Value $300 - UP
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Lot 379 |
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Brunswick-Lüneburg. Ernst August (1679-1698). Silver Taler, 1641-HS. Five helmets above coat of arms. Rev. Wildman holding uprooted tree in right hand (Dav 6508; Welter 1454; KM 22.2). In PCGS holder graded AU 50, with attractive old tone. Value $300 - UP
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Lot 380 |
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Brunswick-Lüneburg. Georg Wilhelm (1648-1705). Silver Taler, 1655-HS. Five helmets above coat of arms. Rev. Wildman facing right, holding tree on right side using left hand (Dav 6528; Welter 1583; KM 57.1). In PCGS holder graded AU 55, attractive old time tone and luster. Value $350 - UP
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Lot 381 |
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Brunswick-Lüneburg. Christian Ludwig (1648-1665). Silver Taler, 1655-LW. Five helmets above coat of arms. Rev. Leaping horse within wreath left (Dav 6521; Welter 1511; KM 211). In PCGS holder graded AU 50, gray old toning. Value $250 - UP
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Lot 382 |
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Brunswick-Lüneburg. Christian Ludwig (1648-1665). Silver 2 Taler, 1664-LW. In center a crowned monogram CL within wreath, surrounded by fourteen shields, legend and date. Rev. Hand in clouds holding wreath above leaping horse above mining scene (Dav LS189; KM 252.5). In PCGS holder graded AU 58, sharply struck example with lovely old cabinet tone and original mint luster. Value $2,000 - UP
In 1641, Georg, the Hanoverian Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg in Lower Saxony suddenly died. Following a custom of succession established in 1635, the Principality of Lüneberg was inherited by his brother, Freidrich IV, while the smaller Principality of Calenberg. When Freidrich IV died seven years later, Christian Ludwig received territory of and his son Christian Ludwig. Freidrich inherited Lüneburg and assumed the ducal title while Christian Ludwig inherited Lüneberg, but gave Calenberg to his younger brother, Georg Wilhelm in appanage. Christian Ludwig was a Renaissance man who championed the development of German as a scholarly and literary language. To this end, he joined the Fruchtbringende Gesellschaft ("Fruitbearing Society") in 1642. This organization, founded in 1617, consisted of more than 200 members of the German nobility united with scholars to standardize and increase the use of the German vernacular.
The obverse type of this exceptional thaler advertises the supposed divine sanction for the rule of Christian Ludwig as Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg of the House of Hanover. According to heraldic tradition, a black horse was first used as the shield emblem of Widukind, the last king of the pagan Saxons in the eighth century, but the horse was repainted white after his conversion to Christianity. This white horse, known in German as the Sachenross ("Saxon charger") thenceforth became an emblem of Saxony. It was subsequently adopted as the heraldic blazon of the House of Hanover.
The mining scene refers to the important mining interests of the Dukes of Brunswick-Lüneburg in the Upper Harz region of Saxony. In the sixteenth century, Julius of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1568-1589) had strongly encouraged silver shaft-mining in the region as did his successors, who reaped the reward of a steady flow of silver into their coffers. The present thaler was probably struck from silver obtained from the Upper Harz as some 40-50% of all German silver produced between the sixteenth and the nineteenth centuries is estimated to have come from this region.
Ex Craig Whitford sale, NDB Bank Auction III, Lot 5738.
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Lot 383 |
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Brunswick-Lüneburg. Johann Friedrich (1665-1679). Silver Taler, 1667-LW. Five helmets above coat of arms. Rev. Leaping horse left within wreath (Dav 6549; Welter 1716; KM 82). In PCGS holder graded AU 53, toned with a hint of luster. Value $250 - UP
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Lot 384 |
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Brunswick-Lüneburg. Johann Friedrich (1665-1679). Silver Taler, 1670-HS. Five helmets above coat of arms. Rev. Wildman with tree in right hand (Dav 6547; Welter 1715; KM 113.2). In PCGS holder graded MS 61, with lovely original old cabinet toning and underlying natural mint luster. Value $500 - UP
Ex Swiss Bank, Basel, Auction 19, lot 569.
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Lot 385 |
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Brunswick-Lüneburg. Ernst August (1679-1698). Silver Taler, 1681-RB. Five helmets above coat of arms. Rev. Wildman with tree in right hand (Dav 6592; Welter 1950; KM 279). In PCGS holder graded AU 55, attractive original toning and luster. Value $350 - UP
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Lot 386 |
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Brunswick-Lüneburg. Ernst August (1679-1698). Silver Taler, 1697-RB. Crown arms with leaping horse on crest. Rev. Wildman figure holding tree in right hand (Dav 6601; Welter 1955; KM 382.5). In PCGS holder graded AU 55, with attractive toning and mint luster. Value $350 - UP
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Lot 387 |
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Brunswick-Luneburg. George Ludwig (1698-1727). Silver Taler, 1698-RB. Crown arms with leaping horse on crest. Rev. Tall thin wildman holding tree in right hand (Dav 6652; Welter 2142; KM 18). In PCGS holder graded MS 62, sharply struck wildman, lovely old time toning and luster. Value $600 - UP
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Lot 388 |
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Brunswick-Luneburg. Georg Ludwig (1698-1727). Silver Taler, 1700-RB. Crown arms with leaping horse on crest. Rev. Wildman looking left holding tree in right hand (Dav 6653, incorrect on holder; Welter 2143; KM 35). In PCGS holder graded AU 53, with attractive original tone and mint luster. Value $350 - UP
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Lot 389 |
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Brunswick-Luneburg. George Ludwig as Elector (1698-1714). Silver Taler, 1704-RB. Crown arms with leaping horse on crest. Rev. Wildman with tree in right hand (Dav 2065; Welter 2143; KM 35). In PCGS holder graded AU 58, toned with underlying luster. Value $400 - UP
Ex Stack's Sale, Oct 1987, lot 2223.
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Lot 390 |
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Brunswick-Lüneburg. George Ludwig as Elector (1698-1714). Silver Taler, 1706-RB. Crown arms with leaping horse on crest. Rev. Wildman with tree in right hand (Dav 2065; Welter 2143; KM 35). In PCGS holder graded AU Detail (Edge Repaired). Value $200 - UP
Ex Coin Galleries, February 13, 1991, lot 1101.
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Lot 391 |
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Brunswick-Lüneburg. George Ludwig as Elector (1698-1714). Silver Taler, 1710-HB. Crowned arms separting H - B, legend around with date. Rev. Leaping horse left (Dav 2058; KM 49; Welter 2146). In PCGS holder graded AU 55, with a hint of original olive-green toning. Value $350 - UP
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Lot 392 |
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Brunswick-Lüneburg. George I, King of England (1714-1727) Silver Taler, 1717-HH. Crowned and supported arms in the Order of the Garter band, motto on band below. Rev. Wildman standing holding tree in right hand (Dav 2076; KM 114; Welter 2236). In PCGS holder graded AU 58, attractively toned with underlying luster. Value $400 - UP
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Lot 393 |
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Brunswick-Lüneburg. George I, King of England (1714-1727) Silver Taler, 1722-C. Crowned four shields in cross form. Rev. Wildman standing holding tree in right hand (Dav 2077; KM 134; Welter 2231). In PCGS holder graded AU 58, toned with a trace of underlying luster. Value $500 - UP
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Brunswick-Lüneburg. George I, King of England (1714-1727) Silver Taler, 1722-C. Crowned and supported arms in the Order of the Garter band, motto on band below. Rev. Wildman standing holding tree in right hand (Dav 2076; KM 114; Welter 2236). In PCGS holder graded AU 53. Value $350 - UP
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Lot 395 |
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Brunswick-Lüneburg. George I, King of England (1714-1727) Silver Taler, 1724-EPH. Crowned four shields in cross form. Rev. Wildman standing holding tree in right hand (Dav 2077; KM 134; Welter 2231). In PCGS holder graded AU 58, toned with a trace of underlying luster. Value $400 - UP
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Brunswick-Lüneburg. George II, King of England (1727-1760). Silver Taler, 1734-IAB. Crowned shield. Rev. Wildman standing facing, holding tree in right hand (Dav 2092; KM 233; Welter 2559). In PCGS holder graded AU 55, evenly toned. Value $350 - UP
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Brunswick-Luneburg. George II of England (1727-1760). Silver Taler, 1739-CPS. Crowned shield. Rev. Leaping horse left (Dav 2086; Welter 2560; KM 194.1), In PCGS holder graded MS 62, attractive original toning and mint luster. Value $500 - UP
Ex Frankfurter Munzhandlung GmbH, Auction 140, lot 406.
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Lot 398 |
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Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. Julius (1568-1589). Silver Licht Taler, 1583. Three helmets above six part arms. Rev. Wildman with light in right hand and stump in left hand dividing date (Dav 9064; Welter 578). In PCGS holder graded XF 45. Value $400 - UP
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Lot 399 |
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Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. Heinrich Julius (1598-1613). Silver Taler, 1609. Five helmets above arms. Rev. Wildman with uprooted tree in right hand (Dav 6285; KM 7; Welter 645B). In PCGS holder graded AU Detail (Edge Repaired). Value $150 - UP
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Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. Christian Bishop of Halberstadt (1616-1626). Silver Taler, 1622. Legend in four lines with scalloped inner border. Rev. Arm extended from cloud holding sword (Dav 6320; KM 26 under Halberstadt). In PCGS holder graded AU 55, attractively toned with a hint of underlying luster. Value $1,000 - UP
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Lot 401 |
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Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. Friedrich Ulrich (1613-1634). Silver Taler, 1624-HL. Crest with five helmets above. Rev. Wildman facing holding in right hand uprooted tree (Dav 6303; KM 52.1; Welter 1057A). In PCGS holder graded AU 58, sharply struck wildman with lovely iridescent toning. Value $400 - UP
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Lot 402 |
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Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. August The Younger (1604-1666). Silver Fifth Bell Taler, 1643. Half-bust of August the Younger, facing left in armor, sceptre in right hand, helmet in left hand. Rev. Firth Bell with W.A.I.D.I.R. on rim and dividing TAN - DEM and M.VII. B 13 Zodiac sign, below (Dav 6373, incorrect number on holder; KM 427; Welter 814). In PCGS holder graded AU 55, sharply struck with original toning. Value $600 - UP
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Lot 403 |
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Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. August The Younger (1604-1666). Silver Taler, 1646-HS. Crest with five helmets. Rev. Wildman holding uprooted tree in right hand (Dav 6338, incorrect number on holder; Welter 819). In PCGS holder graded AU 58, attractively toned. Value $400 - UP
Ex World-Wide Coins of California, Auction XI, May 1987, Lot 272.
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Lot 404 |
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Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. August The Younger (1604-1666). Silver Taler, 1661. Crest with five helmets. Rev. Wildman leaning forward holding uprooted tree (Dav 6341; KM 442.1; Welter 822). In PCGS holder graded AU 58, with boldly struck wildman. Value $400 - UP
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Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. August The Younger (1604-1666). Silver Taler, 1663-HS. Crest with five helmets above. Rev. Wildman leaning forward holding uprooted tree (Dav 6341; KM 442.1; Welter 822) In PCGS holder graded AU Details (Graffiti), toned. Value $200 - UP
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Lot 406 |
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Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. August The Younger (1604-1666). Silver "Death" Taler, 1666. Zellerfeld mint. Date in chronogram. Skull at base of dying tree. Rev. Eleven lines of inscription. (Dav-6376; KM 477; Welter-824). In PCGS holder graded AU 58, very popular type coin with reflective fields and lovely iridescent original toning. Value $750 - UP
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Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. Rudolph August (1666-1685). Silver Taler, 1671. Bust left with long hair with border around. Rev. Flags, cannon and book on rostrum, date below (Dav 6385; KM 514; Welter 1837). In PCGS holder graded AU 58, sharply struck with beautiful iridescent toning. Value $800 - UP
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Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. Rudolph August (1666-1685). Silver Taler, 1680/9-RB. Arms with five helmets above. Rev. Wildman facing with uprooted tree to right, dividing R - B in field below (Dav 6379; KM-502; Welter 1840). In PCGS holder graded AU Details (Tooled). Value $250 - UP
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Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. Rudolph August and Anton Ulrich (1685-1704). Silver Taler, 1690-RB. Crest with five helmets dividing date. Rev. Two wildman, each holding trees which are intertwined (Dav 6393; KM 572.2; Welter 2068). In PCGS holder graded AU 58, with attractive cabinet old multi color toning. Value $500 - UP
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Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. Rudolph August and Anton Ulrich (1685-1704). Silver Taler, 1697-HB. Helmeted arms separating date. Rev. Wildman with tree at right and RB in field left (Dav 6389; KM 593; Welter 2069). In PCGS holder graded AU 55, nicely detailed wildman. Value $400 - UP
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Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. Rudolph August and Anton Ulrich (1685-1704). Silver Taler, 1700-RB. Five helmets above coat of arms. Rev. Wildman with tree right and RB left (Dav 6391; Welter 2070; KM 637). In PCGS holder graded XF Details (Tooled). Value $200 - UP
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Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. Anton Ulrich (1704-1714). Silver Taler, 1704-RB. Five helmets over arms. Rev. Wildman standing three-quarters left, holding ribbon attached to tree right, with "RB" in field left (Dav 2115; KM 669; Welter 2302). In PCGS holder graded AU 58, nice original toning and luster. Value $500 - UP
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Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. August Wilhelm (1714-1731). Silver Taler, 1719-C-HH. Five helmets over arms. Rev. Wildman standing holding tree in left hand with "HH" in field left (Dav 2126; KM 739; Welter 2376). In PCGS holder graded AU 50. Value $300 - UP
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Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. Karl I (1735-1780). Gold 5 Taler, 1762-E-I.D.B. Armored bust right. Rev. Horse leaping left (Fr 714; KM 915; Wel 2694). In PCGS holder graded AU, Detail (Scratch), bold strike with underlying luster. Value $1,000 - UP
Ex Superior Galleries, Moreira Sale, May 31- June 1, 1988, lot 203.
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Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. Karl (1735-1780). Silver Taler, 1765-E-IDB. Armored bust right. Rev. Leaping horse left (Dav 2151; KM 966.1). In PCGS holder graded XF Detail (Tooled). Toned. Value $200 - UP
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Eisleben. State. Silver ½ Taler, 1661 (16.28g). Commemorates the 100th Anniversary of the Naumburg convention. Bust of Martin Luther facing, date below. Rev. City view of Eisleben (Whiting 138). In PCGS holder graded MS 62, with attractive old cabinet toning. Value $750 - UP
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Eisleben. State. Silver 1 ½ Show Taler, 1661 (42.9g). Struck for the 100th anniversary of the Naumburg Convention. Obv. Portrait of Martin Luther. Rev. City view of Eisleben (Whiting 136; Tornau 1470). In PCGS holder graded AU 55, note a hairline or two. Attractively toned with underlying luster. Value $400 - UP
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Erfurt. Gustav II Adolf of Sweden. Silver Taler, 1631. "Jehovah" in flaming sun above legend. Rev. Twelve line inscription commemorating the Swedish victory at Leipzig (Dav 4545; KM 53; Ahlstrom 21b). In PCGS holder graded AU 50. Value $400 - UP
Ex World Wide of California, May 1995, lot 267.
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Erfurt. Gustav II Adolf of Sweden. Silver Purim Taler, 1632. Radiant "Jehovah" over legend. Rev. Eleven line legend celebrating the anniversary of the victory at Leipzig (Dav 4546; KM 59; Ahlstrom 23A). In PCGS holder graded AU 55. Value $400 - UP
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Erfurt. Gustav II Adolf of Sweden. Gold Ducat, 1634. Laureate bust of King right. Rev. Crowned arms, date below (Fr 923; KM 54). In PCGS holder graded AU 55, hint of luster. Value $1,000 - UP
Ex Superior Galleries, Moreira Sale, May 31- June 1, 1988, lot 206.
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Frankfurt am Main. Silver Taler, 1772-PCB. City arms in elaborate frame. Rev. View of city and river (Dav 2226; KM 251). In PCGS holder graded AU 58, with attractive old toning and underlying mint luster. Value $600 - UP
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Frankfurt am Main. Silver 2 Taler, 1843. City view of city with sailing ship on river. Rev. Value and date within wreath (Dav 640; KM 326). In PCGS holder graded XF 45, toned. Value $200 - UP
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Hamburg. City. Silver Taler, 1623. City tower gate. Rev. Crowned double headed eagle with 32 on breast (Dav 5365; KM 47). In PCGS holder graded XF 45. Value $300 - UP
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Hamburg. Silver 32 Schilling (2 Mark), 1726-IHL. Helmeted arms with flags above, tower and value below. Rev. Double-headed imperial eagle, with titles of Karl VI. (KM 372). In PCGS holder graded XF 45, with toning. Value $200 - UP
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Hamburg. Silver Taler, 1730-IHL. For the 200th Anniversary of the Augsburg Confession. Helmeted arms with flags above and tower on shield below, titles of Karl VI. Rev. Crowned double-headed imperial eagle (Dav 2282; KM 379). In PCGS holder graded AU 58, with lovely old cabinet tone and fully lustrous fields. Value $750 - UP
Ex Virgil Brand Collection, Bank Leu Auction, Zurich, May 1988, lot 1233 with tag.
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