Saxony 1637-SD 1/2 thaler
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This specimen was lot 70589 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, February 2020), where it sold for $690. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Saxony. 1/2 Taler, 1637. Dresden Mint. Johann Georg I. NGC MS-61. A singular 1/2 Taler of Saxony. Fully mint state with a captivating portrait of the Duke. This 1/2 Taler type is seldom seen in any grade, with mint state examples hardly ever found for sale. 1637 is a seldom offered date as well." This type was struck 1630-56 and is expensive in nice condition despite the many years of production.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: KM 410, Kohl-160.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The February 2020 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.
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