Saxe-Coburg-Gotha 1827 thaler Dav-817
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This specimen was lot 1337 in Künker sale 263 (Osnabrück, June 2015), where it sold for €900 (about US$1,163 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SACHSEN-COBURG UND GOTHA, HERZOGTUM Ernst I. 1826-1844. Kronentaler 1827. Vorzüglich. (Germany, duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Ernest I, 1826-44, crown thaler of 1827, extremely fine.)"
In 1826, the duke exchanged Saalfeld for Gotha and assumed the title of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. This is the first thaler from the new state. Ernest's younger son married queen Victoria of Britain and became Prince Consort.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 29.59 g, 0.868 fine silver.
Catalog reference: Dav-817; AKS 71; Kahnt 486; Thun 357, KM 16.
- [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Catalog 263, The Friedrich Popken collection of gold and silver coinages | Coins and Medals from Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. the collection of Ernst Otto Horn, part III, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2015.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
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