Saxony 1765 thaler Dav-2679

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Künker sale 293, lot 1240

This specimen was lot 1240 in Künker sale 293 (Osnabruck, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €3,600 (about US$4,852 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SACHSEN, KURFÜRSTENTUM, Xaver, 1763-1768. Konv.-Taler 1765, Dresden. Prämie der Bergakademie Freiberg. R Nur 220 Exemplare geprägt. Kräftige Patina, winz. Kratzer, vorzüglich. Exemplar der Preussag Collection, Part I. Auktion London Coin Galleries/Künker 1, London 2015, Nr. 393. (Germany, electorate of Saxony, Xavier, 1763-68, convention thaler of 1765, Dresden mint, prize for the mining school at Freiberg. Scarce, only 220 examples struck. Heavy toning, minor scratches, extremely fine.)"

A similar mining school thaler (Dav-2686) was issued with the bust of Friedrich August.

Recorded mintage: 220.

Specification: 28.06 g, 0.833 fine silver.

Catalog reference: Dav-2679; Müseler 56.1.4/3; Schnee 1056, KM 982.

Source:

  • [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.
  • 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.
  • Gernot Schnee, Sächsiche Taler, 1500-1800, Frankfurt Am Main, P. N. Schulten, 1982.

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