Saxony 1765-EDC 2 thaler Dav-2684

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Sincona sale 66, lot 1194

This specimen was lot 1194 in Sincona sale 66 (Zürich, October 2020), where it sold for 13,000 CHF (about US$17,115 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"DEUTSCHLAND | Sachsen, Herzogtum, ab 1547 Kurfürstentum. Friedrich August III. (I.), 1763-1827. 2 Taler 1765, Dresden. Fleisstaler. Prämie für Künstler und Fabrikanten. Büste rechts mit langem, im Nacken durch Schleife gebundenem Haar. Rv. Gekröntes Wappen zwischen Lorbeerzweigen, zu den Seiten Umschrift: ZUR BELOHNUNG - DES FLEISSES. Sehr selten. Gutes vorzüglich. (Germany, electorate of Saxony, Frederick Augustus III, 1763-1827, double thaler of 1765, Dresden mint. Prize for the art and crafts. Bust right with long hair; reverse: crowned arms in a wreath. Very rare, Good extremely fine.)"

This specimen realized double the already quite high catalog value. Saxony would not issue double thalers on a regular basis until the 1840's, by which time the coin was substantially smaller.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 56.12 g, 0.833 fine silver, this specimen 55.98 g.

Catalog reference: KM 986, Kahnt 1163. Schnee 1065. Dav-2684.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • Davenport, John S., German Talers, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1965.
  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • Gernot Schnee, Sächsiche Taler, 1500-1800, Frankfurt Am Main, P. N. Schulten, 1982.
  • [1]Jürg Richter, Auction 66, Gold and Silver Coins and Medals, featuring the Claude Stritt Collection, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2020.

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