Saxony 1730-IGS 2/3 thaler

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Sincona sale 43, lot 2156

This specimen was lot 2156 in Sincona sale 43 (Zürich, October 2017), where it sold for 1,400 CHF (about US$1,671 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"Sachsen, 1547 Kurfürstentum, Albertiner, Friedrich August I. 1694-1733 2/3 Taler 1730. Dresden. Selten in dieser Erhaltung. Vorzüglich-FDC. NGC MS62. (Germany, electorate of Saxony, Frederick August I, 1694-1733, two-thirds thaler of 1730, Dresden mint. Rare in this condition, Extremely fine-uncirculated.)"

This type of 1709-33 is considerably more available than the contemporary thaler (Dav-2653).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: KM 775, Kahnt 129. Kohl 359. Dav-826.

Source:

  • Davenport, John S., Silver Gulden, 1559-1763, Frankfurt am Main, Numismatischer Verlag P. N. Schulten, 1982.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • [1]Richter, Jürg, Sincona sale 43, Gold and Silver Coins and Medals, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2017.

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