Saxe-Coburg-Gotha 1843-G 2 thaler Dav-819

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Künker sale 354, lot 5908

This specimen was lot 5908 in Künker sale 354 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €1,300 (about US$1,809 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SACHSEN, SACHSEN-COBURG UND GOTHA, HERZOGTUM, Ernst I. 1826-1844. Vereinsdoppeltaler 1843. Kl. Randfehler, fast vorzüglich. Exemplar der Auktion Fritz Rudolf Künker 308, Osnabrück 2018, Nr. 3138. (Germany, duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Ernest I, 1826-44, double union thaler of 1843. Minor planchet flaws, about extremely fine.)"

In 1826, the duke exchanged Saalfeld for Gotha and assumed the title of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. The state survived in this form until 1918. This is the first double thaler from the new state and was struck 1841-43. Ernest's younger son Albert married queen Victoria of Britain and became Prince Consort.

Recorded mintage: 5,350.

Specification: 37.12 g, 0.900 fine silver, this specimen 37.07 g.

Catalog reference: KM 96, AKS 70; Dav-819; Kahnt 492; Thun 362.

Source:

  • 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.
  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Künker Auktion 354: Munzen und Medaillen aus Mittelalter und Neuzeit u. a. Braunschweig-Luneburg. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2021.

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