Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach 1866-A thaler Dav-847

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Stack's Bowers 2014 ANA sale, lot 30502
photo courtesy Stack's-Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 30502 in Stack's Bowers ANA auction (Chicago, August 2014), where it sold for $258.50. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach. Taler, 1866-A. NGC MS-62. Toned." This type was issued 1858, 1866 and 1870 and is the last thaler from this locale. Double thalers (Dav-846) also exist. A few coins exist from the Second Empire (1871-1918) but are rare.

Recorded mintage: 44,000.

Specification: 18.50 g, 0.750 fine silver.

Catalog reference: Dav-847; KM-209.

Source:

  • Davenport, John S., European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [1]Ponterio, Richard, The August 2014 Chicago ANA Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Featuring the David O'Harrow Collection, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2014.

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