Saxony 1744-FWoF 2/3 thaler
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This specimen was lot 134 in Schulman auction 389 (Amsterdam, December 2025), where it sold for €4,200 (about US$ including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "German States - 2/3 Thaler 1744, Silver, FRIEDRICH AUGUST II 1733-1763, SACHSEN Armored bust right. Rev. two crowned shields. Ex Cherry Tree Collection. PCGS MS62." This type was struck 1734-62 with considerable variation in the reverse during its production run. The SCWC states the weight should be 19.2 g, which is wrong. By this time, the gulden or two-thirds thaler weighed only half a thaler.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 13.8 g, silver, this specimen 13.68 g.
Catalog reference: KM 879, Dav-830; Kahnt 545.
- 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.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- [1]Absil, Andrew, Olle Cederholm, Erik de Visser and Rik van Noorloos, Schulman sale 389: Ex Cherry Tree Collection, Amsterdam: Schulman b.v., 2025.
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