Saxony 1826-S 1/24 thaler
This specimen was lot 34088 in Heritage sale 3067 (Long Beach, September 2018), where it sold for $132. The catalog description[1] noted, "German States: Saxony. Friedrich August I 1/24 Taler 1826-S MS64 NGC, Dresden mint. With only one example currently ranking higher in the NGC census, this stunning minor issue contains a degree of quality and eye-appeal rarely encountered for the type. The fields remain extremely satiny and, save for a light die crack on the reverse, are entirely free of disturbances. With such a high level of execution, one can ponder over the somewhat shallowness of the engraved legends, with letters that often seen to break, and the slightly out-of-round shape of the flan--factors that make the present offering's state of survival all the more singular." This type was struck 1824-27. This denomination was struck to this standard 1816-28 and accompanied a 1/12 thaler and 1/6 thaler.
Recorded mintage: 311,000.
Specification: 1.98 g, 0.368 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM 1094.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, 2018 September 6-11 Long Beach Expo World Coins & Ancient Coins Signature Auction #3067, Dallas: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2018.
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