Saxony 1629-HI 1/2 thaler

Sincona sale 97, lot 1361

This specimen was lot 1361 in SINCONA Auction 97 (Zürich, May 2025), where it sold for 500 CHF (about US$725 including buyers' fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"DEUTSCHLAND Sachsen, Herzogtum, ab 1547 Kurfürstentum, ab 1806 Königreich, Johann Georg I. 1615-1656. 1/2 Taler 1629, Dresden. Münzmeister Hans Jacobs. Vorzüglich-FDC. Prachtvolle Erhaltung mit herrlicher Patina. (Germany, electorate of Saxony, John George I, 1615-56, half thaler of 1629, Dresden mint. About Uncirculated, Beautiful condition with magnificent patina.)"

This type was struck 1624-29 and is likely scarcer than the matching thaler.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specifications: silver, this specimen 14.20 g.

Catalog reference: KM 389, Clauss/Kahnt 180.

Sources:

• Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
• ^[1]Richter, Jurg, SINCONA Auction 97: World and Swiss Coins and Medals, SINCONA Bullion Auction, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2025.

Link to:

• 1624-HI half thaler
• 1629-HI thaler
• 1630 half thaler, centennial of the Augsburg Confession
• 1630-HI half thaler
• Coins and currency dated 1629