Saxony 1765-EDC thaler Dav-2682

from Heritage sale 3098, lot 33719

This specimen was lot 33719 in Heritage sale 3098 (New York, January 2022), where it sold for $1,920. The catalog description^[1] noted, "German States: Saxony. Friedrich August II Taler 1765-EDC MS64 PCGS. A fully struck near-gem sheathed in satin brilliance and displaying hardly a stray mark of note to deter the eye as it moves across opulently silky fields. Soaring devices produce a firm impression of standout quality." This type was struck 1765-68 and is the most common type of the first years of his reign, which lasted until 1825.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 28.06 g, 0.833 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM 983, Dav-2682.

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]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, NYINC World Coins Signature Auction 3098, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2021.

Link to:

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• 1765-EDC mining thaler
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• 1765 thaler, mining school prize, Friedrich August II
• 1765 double thaler, award for the art and crafts
• 1765-EDC ducat, Friedrich August III
• 1766 thaler, prize for arts and crafts
• 1766-EDC thaler
• Coins and currency dated 1765