Saxony 1628-HI 1/4 thaler
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This specimen was lot 33917 in Heritage sale 3076 (Long Beach, CA, September 2019), where it sold for $420. The catalog description[1] noted, "German States: Saxony. Johann Georg I 1/4 Taler 1628-HI MS62 PCGS, Dresden mint, A sharp selection displaying a lovely cabinet patina, the legends needle-sharp and providing a bold visual frame to the central features." This type was struck 1626-56 and should be more common than it is.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 7.11 g, silver, 31 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM 407.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- [1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano and Warren Tucker, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3076, featuring the Allen Moretti Swiss Collection and the James Mossman Collection of Canadian Coinage, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2019.
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