Saxony 1742 1/2 thaler KM-A907

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Künker sale 293, lot 1231

This specimen was lot 1231 in Künker sale 293 (Osnabrück, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €240 (about US$305 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SACHSEN, KURFÜRSTENTUM, Friedrich August II. 1733-1763. 1/2 Reichstaler 1742, Dresden, auf das Vikariat. Kahnt 640 (dort als 2/3 Taler bezeichnet). Hübsche Patina, sehr schön-vorzüglich. (Germany, electorate of Saxony, Frederick Augustus II, 1733-63, half thaler of 1742, Dresden mint, on his vicariat. Handsome patina, very fine to extremely fine.)"

This commemorative was issued 1741-42. It accompanied a thaler (Dav-2669). A regular issue half thaler (KM A879) also exists.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 13.47 g, silver.

Catalog reference: KM A907; Kahnt 640.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Katalog 293: Münzen aus Mittelalter und Neuzeit u. a. die westfälischen Privatsammlungen Werner Bröker und Bernd Terletzki, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2017..

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