Saxony 1790-IC 1/12 thaler
This specimen was lot 70777 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, October 2021), where it sold for $192. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Saxony. 1/12 Taler (2 Groschen), 1790-IC. Dresden Mint. Friedrich August III. NGC MS-64. This wholly original looking near Gem minor exhibits a bold strike, lustrous surfaces and cartwheel luster displaying light attractive mottled patina." On the death of emperor Joseph II, the elector became vicar of the empire until such time as a new emperor could be elected. This one-twelfth thaler was issued to commemorate the occasion. The elector also minted a thaler (KM 1023), a gulden (KM 1022) and a half gulden (KM 1021).
Recorded mintage: 53,884.
Specification: 2.33 g, 0.833 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM-1020.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The October 2021 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.
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