Saxony 1639-SD 1/8 thaler

Stack's Bowers May 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction, lot 74626

This specimen was lot 74626 in Stack's Bowers May 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, May 2026), where it sold for $195.20. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Saxony. 1/8 Taler, 1639-SD. Dresden Mint. Johann Georg I. PCGS AU-55." This denomination was only sporadically issued in Germany and usually used for commemoratives. This one was struck 1624-56 and is fairly common tho less so than the thaler.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.6 g, silver.

Catalog reference: KM-387.

Source:

• Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
• ^[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:

• 1630 ⅛ thaler, centennial of the Augsburg Confession
• 1638-SD double ducat
• 1639-SD ducat
• 1640-☘ CR quarter thaler
• 1640-☘ CR thaler
• 1641-☘ CR half thaler
• 1642-CR ⅛ thaler
• Coins and currency dated 1639