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Did anyone even make an AR (silver for those unfamiliar with the metal) 10 taler coin? Let alone a wildman one?

I've very few talers but hope to go to a show/ auction in Germany and see what I can find.

I went to two earlier NYINC shows in 1999 & 2000. At one (1999?) I saw a dealer with a plastic page (20 slots) of high-grade Wildman talers in many of them. At the time there was no slabbing of world and Id guess that many of the coins were unc or nearly so. Sadly my resources were very limited, and I had to follow my collecting area at the time.

I went to NYINC last year and only recall seeing one low-grade one offered by a German dealer I think. It seems you guys have sucked them all up?

OTOH, the borse was infested with numerous Transylvanian talers. I'm suspecting counterfeits or contemporary restrikes, there were so many.

 

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There are some 10 thalers although the largest Wildman I have seen was a 4 thaler that they wanted north of $20K for.

 

You guys have driven the price of Wildmen up to truly Wild levels.
Although there seems to be plenty of "goodies" in this years amazing auction bonanza.

 

I just added this one to the pack. (Pack of Wildmen??)

Anyway, I already had this variety but really like the look of this one. I think @lordmarcovan would appreciate the circam look of this one.



for reference, this is the other I own. It is cataloged as the same Davenport number but is different enough that I didn't mind adding a second one. Obviously made from different dies.

 

Great collection!

 

I really love the wildman design!
I have a few “wildman” theme gold pieces in my collection. Here’s one:

Country: DENMARK
Type: Ducat Date: 1792
Certification: NGC #3160289-002 Grade: MS 62
Coin Information:
Design: OBVERSE: Wild man standing looking left, leaning on a club and a shield with the Danish coat of arms; three crowned lions on a golden ground w/ scattered hearts; the date divided 17 – 92. The die-engraver’s initial “B” in front of his right foot. Legend: MONETA • AUREA •DANCIA • ~ REVERSE: A five-line inscription on a richly ornamental tablet. Inscription reads 1 •SPECIES DUCAT 23•½•K•ARAT 67•STYKKER 1•MARK•BRUTO

Mint: Copenhagen
Mintage: 1792 =? A total of 16,915 for the four years minted (1791, 1792, 1794, 1802)

References: KM #650 / Fr. 283
Specifications: Diameter – 21.8mm
Weight – 3.4900 g. @ 0.9790 Gold = .1098 oz AGW
Acquired: Northeast Numismatics – March 2009
Providence: None
Notes:

• Minted during reign of King Christian VII (1766-1808).
• The Die-engraver was Johan Ephraim Bauert.
• The obverse design was modeled in slightly altered form from the Albertdaler, which had been produced for Baltic Trade since 1781. The reverse is similar to the Netherlands ducat but differs in that the value, fineness and standard weight of the coin are found. 67 of these coins were to be struck from a mark (refers to the Cologne mark of 233.856 grams) therefore the basis for the design weight of 3.490 g.
• The decorated edge was incorporated into the design as a deterrent against unlawfully reducing the weight by clipping or filing.
• This coin belongs to a series known as species-ducats.
• The wild man—a figure from Germanic and Celtic mythology representing the 'Lord of the Beasts' or 'Green Man'. The wild man (men) figure appears in the artwork and literature of medieval and early modern Europe. Wild men are depicted as supporters on the coat of arms of Denmark as well the coat of arms of several German States and Dutch towns and cities. (ie. Prussia)

Obverse:

Denmark 1792 Ducat by silvereagle82 posted Jan 18, 2026 at 11:25 AM

Reverse:

Denmark 1792 Ducat by silvereagle82 posted Jan 18, 2026 at 11:25 AM

 

Here’s another one:

Country: DENMARK
Type: 2 Christian d’or Date: 1847
Certification: NGC #664784-001 Grade: MS 64

Coin Information:
Design: OBVERSE: Head of Christian VIII facing right. Legend: CHRISTIANVS VIII D: G: DANIAE VGREX ~ REVERSE: Denomination inscribed 2 CHR D’OR above crowned, supported and draped arms with date at bottom – 1847. The mint mark “orb” is left of date and the mint official’s initials, FF, right of date.
Mint: Altona
Mintage: 1847 = ? A total of 551,000 for the four years minted (1842, 1844, 1845, 1847)
References: KM #722.2 / Fr. 289
Specifications: Diameter – 27mm
Weight – 13.2840 g. @ 0.8960 Gold = .3827oz AGW
Acquired: Bowers & Merena 2009 Los Angeles ANA Auction / Lot #8527 – August 2009
Providence: St. James Auction – June 2007

Notes:

• Minted during reign of King Christian VIII (1839-1848).
• The Mint Official was Johan Friedrich Freund.
• The wild man—a figure from Germanic and Celtic mythology representing the 'Lord of the Beasts' or 'Green Man'. The wild man (men) figure appears in the artwork and literature of medieval and early modern Europe. Wild men are depicted as supporters on the coat of arms of Denmark as well the coat of arms of several German States and Dutch towns and cities. (ie. Prussia)

Obverse:

Denmark 1847 2 Christian d’or (obverse) by silvereagle82 posted Jan 18, 2026 at 3:43 PM

Reverse:

Denmark 1847 2 Christian d’or (reverse) by silvereagle82 posted Jan 18, 2026 at 3:43 PM

 

I get this error when I try to look at the gold Wildman coins…

 

Me too.

 

ditto

 

Hi, Silver Eagle,

I wanted to mention that I couldn't see any coins thru your links. They just gave a page load error and went to ads. I think Heritage just auctioned one of these WildMan ducats this January. It may have even been dated 1792.

I went to the FUN show in Orlando. There was almost no foreign nor ancients but a lot of super-high priced US. One of the dealers had a wildman taler from ca. 1650. It was slabbed NGC-63 but looked circulated. It was display only -Not Really For Sale. He couldn't tell me the price, what he paid for it, where he got it or anything about it. Oh well.

I did try to buy a slightly damaged Wildman taler at Keunker about 2-3 years ago but got outbid. It was a really neat one: the "Light-Bringer" type but otherwise very high grade, well struck and dated in the 1570's. I'm thinking of going to a coin show in Munich this Fall and looking for one.

 

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Now I can see the pictures. They are both fantastic coins, but I'm partial to the 1792. That is a fantastic looking piece!