German States "minor mania": Mainz, Munster, Bamberg, Teutonic Order

worldcoinguy

Some success finding some minors to add to my set over the last couple of months. Not much luck on the big stuff, so this keeps the numismatic blood running.

Mainz - 1729 1/8 taler
Death of Arch-Bishop Lothar Franz von Schönborn; Bishop of Mainz and Bamberg
Alex. 637, Slg.Walther 476, Heller 309 KM 251
NGC MS-65

Mainz 1768 - 10 Kreuzer
Death of Bishop Emerich Joseph von Breitbach-Bürresheim, 1763-1774. Bishop of Worms
Prince Alexander 753; Col. Walther 628.
NGC MS-64

Bamberg 1800 - 20 Kreuzer
Issued under the rule of Christoph Franz von Buseck (1795-1802). Last ruler before the bishopric was secularized in 1801 and annexed to Bavaria in 1802. 1/6 Konventionstaler. Krug 431, Heller 566, KM #140
NGC MS-64

Teutonic Order - 1761 - Konventionsgroschen (3 Kreuzer)
Minted in Cologne on behalf of the Teutonic Order.
Death of the Grand Master (Clemens August von Bayern, 1723-1761).
2,000 mintage; Noss 771, KM #140, Pr. 238 Neumann 167, Dud 298
NGC MS-66

Munster - 1801 - 1/24th Taler
Tiny sede vacante piece to commemorate the death of bishop Maximilian Franz.
Classified as Schulze 272, Zepernick 231. 18mm. Weak strike is typical for the issue.
PCGS MS-63

EVillageProwler

Nice stuff! Congrats! I'm partial to your Teutonic groschen.

Zohar

Quite a haul! Well done.

bidask

Cool that your collecting those !

worldcoinguy

I wonder what ever happened to JCMhouston. It will be a year in December since he was last active. He had an amazing set of German States minors.

Bob13

Great coins - agree that it is hard to keep momentum with only big purchases. These seem like a good way to keep the excitement up!