Anhalt-Kothen 1750-AW 2/3 thaler

Steve Album sale 51, lot 831

This specimen was lot 831 in Steve Album Auction 51 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2025), where it sold for $780. The catalog description^[1] noted, "ANHALT-CÖTHEN: August Ludwig, 1728-1755, AR 2/3 thaler, 1750, AW=Alexius Wegelin, mintmaster, Köthen Mint, extremely faint hairlines that have re-toned in a very striking and appealing way, AU, ex Joe Sedillot Collection." Thalers from eighteenth century Anhalt are very rare so collectors make do with the minors. This type was struck 1747 and 1750.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: KM-24, Cr-106.

Sources:

• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• ^[1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 51, featuring the Howard Daniel III Collection of Asian Coins, the Almer H. Orr III Collection of World Coins and the Joe Sedillot Collection of German Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2024.

Links:

• 1747-AW 1⅓ thaler
• Anhalt-Kothen 1747-IIG ducat Fr-26
• Anhalt-Kothen 1750-AW 1/3 thaler
• Coins and currency dated 1750