Saxe-Coburg-Gotha 1864-B 1/6 thaler
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This specimen was lot 2728 in Sincona sale 57 (Zürich, May 2019), where it sold for 160 CHF (about US$191 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"DEUTSCHLAND | Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Ernst II. 1844-1893. 1/6 Taler 1864 B, Dresden. Fast FDC. (Germany, duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Ernest II, one-sixth thaler of 1864, Dresden mint. About uncirculated.)"
Duke Ernst was the older brother of prince Albert, husband to queen Victoria. This tiny state was merged with the other Saxon duchies into the state of Thuringia in 1920. This one-sixth thaler accompanied a single thaler (KM 130).
Recorded mintage: 60,000.
Specification: 5.34 g, .520 fine silver, this specimen 5.34 g.
Catalog reference: KM 133, AKS 107.
- 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]Richter, Jürg, Sincona Auction 57: World Coins and Medals, Coins and Medals from Switzerland, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2019.
Links to:
- 1848-F 1/6 thaler = half gulden
- 1869-B thaler
- Coins and currency dated 1864
- return to coins of German States, Saxe-Coburg-Gotha