Saxe-Meiningen 1867 thaler Dav-839

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Künker sale 263, lot 1323

This specimen was lot 1323 in Künker sale 263 (Osnabrück, June 2015), where it sold for €420 (about US$543 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SACHSEN-MEININGEN, HERZOGTUM, Georg II. 1866-1914. Vereinstaler 1867. Hübsche Patina, sehr schön-vorzüglich. (Germany, duchy of Saxe-Meiningen, George II, 1866-1914, union thaler of 1867, handsome patina, very fine to extremely fine.)"

This is the last thaler from this state and the last issue prior to unification in 1871. A few ten and twenty mark were issued later, all rare.

Recorded mintage: 6,644.

Specification: 18.52 g, 0.900 fine silver.

Catalog reference: Dav-839; AKS 219; Kahnt 510; Thun 380, KM 175.

Source:

  • [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Catalog 263, The Friedrich Popken collection of gold and silver coinages | Coins and Medals from Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. the collection of Ernst Otto Horn, part III, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2015.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • Davenport, John S., European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.

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