Saxony 1806-SGH 10 thaler Fr-2882
This specimen was lot 229 in Künker sale 400 (Berlin, February 2024), where it sold for €6,250 (about US$8,108 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SACHSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich August I. 1806-1827. 10 Taler (Doppelter August d'or) 1806, SGH. Büste r. mit zusammengebundenen Haaren//Gekröntes Wappen über gekreuzten Palmzweigen. In US-Plastikholder der PCGS mit der Bewertung MS 61 (45919803). GOLD. Seltener Jahrgang in außergewöhnlicher Erhaltung. Vorzüglich-Stempelglanz. Die erste 10-Taler-Münze des Königreichs Sachsen. (Germany, kingdom of Saxony, The first ten thaler piece of the kingdom of Saxony.)"
In 1806, the Holy Roman Empire was abolished and Frederick Augustus was promoted to king by Napoleon, prompting all the coinage to be redesigned. This type was struck 1806-17. This coin was also called a double august d'or and was equal to a Prussian double friedrichs d'or. After Waterloo, the king was stripped of half his lands at the Congress of Vienna but was permitted to keep his title.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 13.36 g, 0.902 fine gold.
Catalog reference: KM 1055, Divo/S. 180; Fr-2882; Schl. 747.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 400: Selected löser of the Dukes of Guelph from the Friedrich Popken Collection | Numismatic treasures from the Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. "multiple portraits" from a Westphalian private collection, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2024.
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