Saxe-Altenburg 1642 thaler Dav-7397

Stack's Bowers 2015 NYINC sale, lot 704

This specimen was lot 704 in Stacks-Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2015), where it sold for $2,820. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Saxe-Altenburg. Taler, 1642. NGC AU-58. Deep blue iridescent toning. Well struck with nice details. Good eye appeal. From the Rockaway Collection." Saxe-Altenburg, one of the many splinters of ducal Saxony, was formed in 1573 and lapsed several times before its final extinction after World War One.

Recorded mintage: unknown but very scarce.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: Dav-7397.

Source:

• Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
• Davenport, John S., German Secular Talers, 1600-1700, Frankfurt: Numismatischer Verlag, 1976.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, The January 2015 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Featuring the John W. Adams and Ray Czabor Collections, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2014.
• Gernot Schnee, Sächsiche Taler, 1500-1800. Frankfurt Am Main, P. N. Schulten, 1982.

Link to:

• 1640 thaler
• 1642-EFS thaler
• Saxe-Altenburg 1642 ducat Fr-2908
• 1650-MR thaler
• Coins and currency dated 1642
• return to coins of German States, Saxe-Altenburg