Saxony 1693-SD 2/3 thaler

Goldberg Sale 146, lot 1480

This specimen was lot 1480 in Goldberg Sale 146 (Los Angeles, July 2025), where it sold for $180. The catalog description^[1] noted, "German States: Saxony. 2/3 Taler (Gulden), 1693-SD. Leipzig mint. Johann Georg IV. None graded at PCGS. Lightly toned. PCGS graded About Uncirculated Detail (Cleaned). The Augustana Collection." This type was struck 1693-94 with several mintmasters. Another gulden of this year (KM 628) had four shields on the reverse.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 17.5 g, silver, 38 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: Dav-814; KM-641.

Source:

• Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
• Davenport, John S., Silver Gulden, 1559-1763, Frankfurt am Main, Numismatischer Verlag 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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