Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg 1764-LCK 1/24 thaler

Stack's Bowers 2023 ANA sale, lot 55750

This specimen was lot 55750 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Pittsburgh, PA, August 2023), where it sold for $80. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg. 1/24 Taler, 1764-LCK. Friedrich III. ANACS MS-64. From the Augustana Collection." This type was struck 1763-68 and 1771 and has a low catalog value unrelated to its actual rarity. It was worth five kreuzer. Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg was erected in 1680 and lasted until 1825, when the line fell extinct. The duchies were partitioned between Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld and Saxe-Hildburghausen.

Recorded mintage: 489,000.

Specification: billon.

Catalog reference: KM-312 (formerly KM C19).

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, August 2023 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

Link to:

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