Saxony 1784-IEC thaler Dav-2696
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This specimen was lot 34707 in Heritage sale 3094 (Chicago, August 2021), where it sold for $780. The catalog description[1] noted, "German States: Saxony. Friedrich August III Taler 1784-IEC MS62 NGC. A fleeting taler type, here offered with an exemplary strike that yields well-chiseled detail throughout the motifs. A subtle patina that deepens gently toward the peripheries overlies the surfaces." This mining thaler was struck 1780-90. Most mining thalers are rare, this one is only somewhat scarce.
Recorded mintage: unknown but scarce.
Specification: 28.06 g, 0.833 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM 993.2, Dav-2696.
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- 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]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, ANA WFOM World & Ancient Coins Platinum Night Signature Auction #3094, featuring the Cape Coral Collection, the WTR Collection and the Monaco Collection, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2021.
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