Saxony 1765 thaler Dav-2686

From CoinVarieties
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Künker sale 293, lot 1241

This specimen was lot 1241 in Künker sale 293 (Osnabruck, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €9,500 (about US$12,804 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SACHSEN, KURFÜRSTENTUM, Friedrich August III. (I.), 1763-1806-1827. Konv.-Taler 1765 (geprägt 1769), Dresden. Prämie der Bergakademie Freiberg. RR Nur 150 Exemplare geprägt. Hübsche Patina, vorzüglich-Stempelglanz. Exemplar der Preussag Collection, Part I. Auktion London Coin Galleries/Künker 1, London 2015, Nr. 394. (Germany, electorate of Saxony, Frederick Augustus III, 1763-1806, convention thaler of 1765 (struck in 1769), Dresden mint, prize for the mining school at Freiberg. Rare, only 150 pieces struck, handsome patina, extremely fine to uncirculated.)"

A similar mining school thaler (Dav-2679) was issued with the bust of regent Xaver. This one, tho dated 1765, was struck in 1769, after the termination of the regency.

Recorded mintage: 150.

Specification: 28.06 g, 0.833 fine silver.

Catalog reference: Dav-2686; Müseler 56.1.4/4; Schnee 1070, KM 985.

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.

Link to:

Retrieved from "https://coinvarieties.com/index.php?title=Saxony_1765_thaler_Dav-2686&oldid=598456"