Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg 1765-LCK 1/24 thaler

Stack's Bowers 2026 NYINC sale, lot 47157

This specimen was lot 47157 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2026), where it sold for $216. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg. 1/24 Taler, 1765-LCK. Gotha Mint. Friedrich III. PCGS MS-65." This minor accompanied a one-sixth thaler (KM 315), one-third thaler (KM 318) and convention thaler (KM 319). It was struck 1763-68 and 1771. 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: 365,000.

Specification: 2 g, 0.368 fine silver, 21 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-312.

Sources:

• Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, January 2026 NYINC Showcase Auction, Ancient and World Coins, featuring the Kazmier Wysocki Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.

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• 1764 1/24 thaler
• 1765 thaler
• Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg 1772 1/24 thaler = groschen, for the death of the duke
• Coins and currency dated 1765