Saxony 1780 thaler Dav-2693

Stack's Bowers NYINC sale, lot 733

This specimen was lot 733 in Stacks-Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2015), where it sold for $5,581.25. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Saxony. Taler, 1780. NGC MS-61. Friedrich Wilhelm III (1763-1827). VERY RARE. Sharply struck with dark, uneven toning. From the Rockaway Collection." The regular issue thaler (Dav-2695) is common but this one year type is rare.

Recorded mintage: unknown but rare.

Specification: 28.06 g, 0.833 fine silver.

Catalog reference: Dav-2693; KM-1011.

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.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, The January 2015 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Featuring the John W. Adams and Ray Czabor Collections, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2014.

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• 1779-IEC thaler
• 1780 ⅓ thaler
• 1780 double thaler
• 1780 ducat
• 1781 thaler
• Coins and currency dated 1780
• return to coins of German States, Saxony