Saxony 1813-IGS 2/3 thaler
This specimen was lot 3326 in Sincona sale 39 (Zürich, May 2017), where it sold for 250 CHF (about US$300 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Sachsen, Königreich, Friedrich August III. (I.), 1763-1827 2/3 Taler 1813. Dresden Mmz. IGS. FDC. Leicht justiert. (kingdom of Saxony, Frederick August I (1806-27), two-thirds thaler of 1813, Dresden mint. Uncirculated. Minor adjustment marks.)"
Friedrich August was a staunch ally of Napoleon and was rewarded by being promoted to king but he waited too long to switch sides after Napoleon's defeat, for which he was punished at the Congress of Vienna by the loss of half his territory. This type was struck 1806-17, all dates priced alike, fairly common. The last two-thirds thaler or gulden was struck in 1829. Although marked "⅔", it was worth only half a thaler.
Recorded mintage: unknown but probably 50,000-100,000.
Specification: 14.03 g, 0.833 fine, this specimen 13.98 g.
Catalog reference: Kahnt 413, KM 1052.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- [1]Jürg Richter, Auction 39, World coins and medals, coins and medals from Switzerland, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2017.
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