Saxony 1765-C pfennig
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This specimen was lot 1234 in Sincona sale 38 (Zürich, May 2017), where it sold for 525 CHF (about US$630 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Sachsen, Kurfürstentum, Friedrich August III. (I.), 1763-1827 1/4 Dukat 1765. C-Dresden Goldabschlag vom Pfennig. Vorzüglich-FDC. (Germany, electorate of Saxony, Frederick August III, 1763-1827, quarter ducat of 1765, Dresden mint, struck on pfennig dies. Extremely fine-uncirculated.)"
The regular issue was a billon one year type. It was converted to copper in 1772.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: normally billon, this specimen gold, 0.86 g.
Catalog reference: Kahnt 1060; KM 980.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [1]Jürg Richter, Auction 38, Gold Coins and Medals, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2017.
Link to:
- Saxony 1763-FWoF ducat Fr-2847
- 1765 thaler, prize for the mining school
- 1765-EDC thaler
- 1765 ⅔ thaler
- 1765-EDC thaler, regent Xaver
- 1765-EDC mining thaler
- 1765 double thaler, award for the art and crafts
- 1765-EDC ducat, Friedrich August III
- Coins and currency dated 1765
- return to coins of German States, Saxony