Anhalt-Köthen. August Ludwig 1-1/3 Taler 1747-IIG MS64 NGC, Stolberg mint, KM26, Dav-1909, Schön-7 (this coin), Mann-493. A beautiful and virtually Prooflike rendition of this one-year, so-called Senioratstaler, rendered with such care and precision as to prove undeniably captivating. Remaining one of just two certified, and the only in Mint State, we have handled a single representative previously. Likely better-struck than either of the two examples in the Ernst Otto Horn Collection, what is truly phenomenal about the offering is the sleekness and depthless pondlike reflectivity of its surfaces--indeed, we have been able to locate just a single other example described with a similar finish, part of Henry Chapman's December 1921 sale of the John Story Jenks Collection (lot 3662), the type moreover missing from the Brand Collection (which only contained an example of Dav-1910). Arrayed across this shimmering canvass is a smoky lilac patina framed by peach-gold highlights along the legends, creating a visual allure that will astound even the most seasoned German collector. Ex. Köhlmoos Collection (Münzen & Medaillen AG Basel Auction 91, March 2001, Lot 31); World-Wide Coins (James F. Elmen) Auction XXVI (November 1994, Lot 40) From the Cape Coral Collection of German Coins, Part I

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