Saxony 1640-CR thaler Dav-7612
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This specimen was lot 1472 in Goldberg Sale 146 (Los Angeles, July 2025), where it sold for $192. The catalog description[1] noted, "German States: Saxony. Taler, 1640. Johann Georg I. Tooling in the fields and cleaned. Only one graded at PCGS, that coin is XF-45. PCGS graded Very Fine Detail (Mount Removed). The Augustana Collection." Saxony, one of the larger divisions of Germany and blessed with numerous silver mines, issued large numbers of thalers. This type was issued 1638-56. It is not rare but is less common than issues of the previous reign. This example realized only half the catalog value.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 29 g, silver, 45 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: Dav-7612; KM-425.
- 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]Goldberg, Ira, Stephen Harvey and Vera Kan, Goldberg Sale 146: US Coins & Currency, Ancient & World Coins, featuring The Americas Collection, The Henry Garrett Collection & The Augustana Collection, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2025.
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