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Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. Christian Taler 1622 MS62 NGC, Lippstadt mint, KM26 (under Halberstadt), Dav-6320, Knyphausen-397, Welter-1381. An immensely engaging type from the early stages of the Thirty Years' War, minted from silver plundered from the cathedral treasury of Paderborn. Commonly known as the Pffafenfeindtaler ("Enemy of the Pope Taler"), Christian intended such coins to be used to pay for the services of Protestant Swedish troops, leaving remarkably few to survive down to the present in any sort of meaningful condition--indeed, the specimen on offer here remains the only yet recognized in Mint State. Typically die shifted to the reverse, the coin retains an excellent surface luminosity, highlighted by a gold patina over otherwise battleship-gray color.
Ex. Grundy Collection (Heritage Auction #3004, January 2009, Lot 21122); World-Wide Coins (James F. Elmen) Auction XXII (November 1992, Lot 83) From the Cape Coral Collection of German Coins, Part I
https://coins.ha.com/itm/german-states/german-states-brunswick-wolfenbuttel-christian-taler-1622-ms62-ngc-/a/3101-31154.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-3101-08252022
HID02906262019
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Estimate: 2000-3000 USD
Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. Christian Taler 1622 MS62 NGC, Lippstadt mint, KM26 (under Halberstadt), Dav-6320, Knyphausen-397, Welter-1381. An immensely engaging type from the early stages of the Thirty Years' War, minted from silver plundered from the cathedral treasury of Paderborn. Commonly known as the Pffafenfeindtaler ("Enemy of the Pope Taler"), Christian intended such coins to be used to pay for the services of Protestant Swedish troops, leaving remarkably few to survive down to the present in any sort of meaningful condition--indeed, the specimen on offer here remains the only yet recognized in Mint State. Typically die shifted to the reverse, the coin retains an excellent surface luminosity, highlighted by a gold patina over otherwise battleship-gray color.
Ex. Grundy Collection (Heritage Auction #3004, January 2009, Lot 21122); World-Wide Coins (James F. Elmen) Auction XXII (November 1992, Lot 83) From the Cape Coral Collection of German Coins, Part I
https://coins.ha.com/itm/german-states/german-states-brunswick-wolfenbuttel-christian-taler-1622-ms62-ngc-/a/3101-31154.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-3101-08252022
HID02906262019
© 2022 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Estimate: 2000-3000 USD