Saxony 1816-IGS thaler Dav-856
This specimen was lot 1238 in Künker sale 263 (Osnabrück, June 2015), where it sold for €600 (about US$775 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SACHSEN, KÖNIGREICH Friedrich August I. 1806-1827. Konv.-Taler 1816, IGS. Ausbeute. Attraktives Exemplar, min. justiert, vorzüglich-Stempelglanz. (kingdom of Saxony, Frederick August I (1806-27), convention thaler of 1816, for the mines. Attractive, light adjustment marks, extremely fine to uncirculated.)"
This type was issued 1811-16. It is common for a mining thaler but less available than the regular issue (Dav-854).
Recorded mintage: unknown but somewhat scarce.
Specification: 28.06 g, 0.833 fine silver.
Catalog reference: Dav-856; AKS 13; Kahnt 419; Thun 295, KM 1071.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Catalog 263, The Friedrich Popken collection of gold and silver coinages | Coins and Medals from Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. the collection of Ernst Otto Horn, part III, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2015.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
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