Saxony 1784-IEC thaler Dav-2695
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This specimen was lot 1628 in Stephen Album sale 38 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2020), where it sold for $565.25. The catalog description[1] noted, "SAXE-ALBERTINE LINE: Friedrich August III, 1763-1806, AR thaler, 1784, IEC mintmaster initials, lovely strike, traces of original luster under light golden toning, PCGS graded MS63." This type was struck 1780-90 and is common.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 28.06 g, 0.833 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM-992.2, Dav-2695.
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- Gernot Schnee, Sächsiche Taler, 1500-1800, Frankfurt Am Main, P. N. Schulten, 1982.
- [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 38, featuring the Dabestani Collection of Persian Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2020.
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