Saxony 1552 thaler Dav-9787

Heritage sale 3010, lot 20984

This specimen was lot 20984 in Heritage sale 3010 (Boston, August 2010), where it sold for $1,207.50. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Saxony. Moritz Taler 1552, MS61 NGC. Early Taler from the Albertine line. Moritz only ruled six years as Elector for Saxony. His coins are scarce and bordering on rare in mint state. Beautifully toned with strong remaining underlying luster." Saxony, one of the larger divisions of Germany and blessed with numerous silver mines, issued large numbers of thalers. This Davenport type is an early date for Saxony and is listed for 1548-1553.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: Dav-9787; KM-MB118.

Source:

• Davenport, John S., German Talers, 1500-1600, Frankfurt am Main, Numismatischer Verlag P. N. Schulten, 1979.
• Nicol, N. Douglas, Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of German Coins, 1501-Present, 3rd ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2011.
• 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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• 1553 thaler, Annaberg mint, Moritz
• 1554 thaler, Annaberg mint, hatted bust
• Coins and currency dated 1552
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