Saxony 1787-IEC 1/3 thaler
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This specimen was lot 73683 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2023), where it sold for $100. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Saxony. 1/3 Taler, 1787-IEC. Dresden Mint. Friedrich August III. PCGS AU-58. Essentially without wear, with some noted striking weakness upon the obverse and an olive-gray tone spread throughout." This type was struck 1780-90 and is fairly common.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 7.01 g, 0.833 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM-1010.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, November 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancient & World Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.
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