Saxe-Coburg-Gotha 1848-F thaler Dav-823

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Jean Elsen sale 135, lot 1247

This specimen was lot 1247 in Jean Elsen sale 135 (Brussels, December 2017), where it sold for €125 (about US$173 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"ALLEMAGNE, SAXE-COBOURG-GOTHA, Ernst II (1844-1893), AR Taler, 1848F. Petits coups. Très Beau. (Germany, duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Ernest II, 1844-93, silver thaler of 1848. Minor nicks, very fine.)"

This one year type is somewhat scarce. Ernest's brother Albert became Prince Consort to queen Victoria of England.

Recorded mintage: 16,000.

Specification: 22.27 g, 0.750 fine silver, this specimen 22.28 g.

Catalog reference: J. 285; A.K.S. 101. Dav-823, KM 116.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • Davenport, John S., European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
  • [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 135, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2017.

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