Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg 1772 1/24 thaler
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This specimen was lot 42301 in Stack's Bowers Winter sale (Baltimore, November 2015), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg. 1/24 Taler (Groschen), 1772. Friedrich III (1732-72). NGC MS-64. Crane privy mark below bust. The finest certified by 2 points at NGC and PCGS. Struck for the death of Friedrich III. A coin that has obviously been set aside since 1772, with gray silver coloration and clear amber tone across the obverse fields and high points of the portrait." This is a one year type. The similar KM 324 has a Roman numeral date; both have a low catalog value.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: KM-323.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [1]Ponterio, Richard, and Todd McKenna, The November 2015 Baltimore Auction, World Coins and Paper Money, featuring the Ray Czabor Collection and selections from the Strong Museum, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2015.
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