Saxony 1673-CR 1/3 thaler

from the Stack's Bowers 2019 NYINC sale, lot 42953

This specimen was lot 42953 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2019), where it sold for $168. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Saxony. 1/3 Taler, 1673-CR. Johann Georg II (1656-80). PCGS MS-62 Gold Shield. Nicely toned with strong underlying soft satin luster." This type was struck 1672-75 and 1680. The lucky bidder on this lot paid a fraction of the catalog value.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: KM-547; Mers-1197; Kohl-231.

Source:

• Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio, Matt Orsini and Cris Chatigny, The January 2019 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2018.

Link to:

• 1668-CR ⅓ thaler, large arms
• 1672-CR ⅓ thaler
• 1675 ⅓ thaler
• Coins and currency dated 1673
• return to coins of German States, Saxony