Silesia-Liegnitz-Brieg. Georg III, Ludwig & Christian Taler 1657 MS62 NGC, Brieg mint, KM413, Dav-7731A, F&S-1757, Saurma-Jeltsch-319. Apparently a quite rare die style for this already fleeting Silesian Taler, showing the half-length figures fully facing the viewer, rather than at a three-quarters angle, and with the central brother placing his left hand on his left hip. Undoubtedly the finest to have come to auction in recent memory, the coin truly is museum-quality--even gunmetal patina decorating the fields, which reveal a considerable underlying iridescence when viewed under good light. Undoubtedly a specimen worthy of the highest-end Taler cabinets, and one which we very much recommend interested bidders viewing in hand. Ex. Künker Auction 258 (January 2015, Lot 468); Künker Auction 135 (January 2008, Lot 1225)

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