Lot 854
Switzerland -- Bern. Silver Guldiner (Taler) 1494. Dav-8721. Double eagle over bear. Seven shields above and a border of 20 shields. Reverse: Date, saint standing with book and quill in a border of crosses. Handsome example of one of the only pre-1500 talers to be occasionally available. Rare. NGC graded EF-45.
After the Guldiner of the Tyrol, this is the earliest dated Taler, a coin the Swiss are very proud of and justifiably so. Nearly half a millenium after this show piece was struck, a clerk at the Bern patent office worked out his theory of relativity while business was slow. His name was Albert Einstein.
Estimated Value $5,000 - 6,000.
Ex Irving Goodman Collection.
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