Saxony 1619 thaler Dav-7591

Stack's Bowers May 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction, lot 74622

This specimen was lot 74622 in Stack's Bowers May 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, May 2026), where it sold for $244. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Saxony. Taler, 1619. Dresden Mint. Johann Georg I. VF Details--Mount Removed, Tooled. From the Greyhound Collection." This type is listed for 1616-20 and is slightly scarcer than the preceding type (Dav-7573).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 29 g, silver, 43-45 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: Dav-7591; KM-90.

Source:

• Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
• Davenport, John S., German Secular Talers, 1600-1700, Frankfurt: Numismatischer Verlag, 1976.
• Gernot Schnee, Sächsiche Taler, 1500-1800, Frankfurt Am Main, P. N. Schulten, 1982.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, May 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancients, World Coins & World Paper Money, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2026.

Link to:

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