Saxony 1781-IEC thaler Dav-2695

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Sincona sale 13, lot 2181

This specimen was lot 2181 in Sincona sale 13 (Zürich, October 2013), where it sold for 120 CHF (about US$155 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"Sachsen, Kurfürstentum, Albertiner Taler 1781. Dresden Sehr schön-vorzüglich (Electorate of Saxony, thaler of 1781, Dresden mint. Very fine to extremely fine)."

This type is listed for 1780-90 and is common.

Recorded mintage: unknown but common.

Specification: 28.06 g, 0.833 fine silver, this specimen 27.94 g.

Catalog reference: Buck 159a. Schnee 1077, Dav-2695, KM 992.2.

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]Auktion 13: Münzen und Medaillen, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2013.

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