Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg 1764 thaler Dav-2722

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Heritage sale 3010, lot 20983
photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries

This specimen was lot 20983 in Heritage sale 3010 (Boston, August 2010), where it sold for $2,185. The catalog description[1] noted, "Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg. Friedrich III Taler 1764, MS65 PCGS, a marvelous example with perfectly blended patina and underlying mint brilliance. The surfaces are prooflike and virtually pristine." Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg was created in 1672 when the duke of Saxe-Gotha inherited the duchy of Saxe-Altenburg, whose ruler had died without heirs. The two duchies were officially merged in 1680 and the new state remained intact until 1825.

Recorded mintage: 29,000.

Specification: 28.06 g, 0.833 fine silver.

Catalog reference: Dav-2722, KM 317 (formerly C31).

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • Davenport, John S., German Talers, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1965.
  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • Gernot Schnee, Sächsiche Taler, 1500-1800, Frankfurt Am Main, P. N. Schulten, 1982.
  • [1]Tucker, Warren, Scott Cordry and John Kraljevich, Heritage Sale 3010: World Coins, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2010.

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