Saxony 1835-G thaler Dav-867
This specimen was lot 2990 in Steve Album Auction 51 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2025), where it sold for $180. The catalog description[1] noted, "SAXONY: Anton, 1827-1836, AR thaler, 1835-G, lovely semi prooflike strike with hairlines in the obverse field, AU, ex Joe Sedillot Collection." Two different thalers were struck in Saxony in 1835: KM 1120 (regular issue for king Anton, shown here) and KM 1121 (mining thaler for king Anton). This one was issued 1829-36 and is fairly available. It is one of the last convention thalers struck in Saxony. In 1871, with the successful conclusion of the Franco-Prussian War, the currency was reformed to use pfennig and marks and the thaler was dropped, tho it remained legal tender at three mark.
Recorded mintage: 457,958.
Specifications: 28.06 g, 0.833 fine silver, 37 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-1120, Dav-867.
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- [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 51, featuring the Howard Daniel III Collection of Asian Coins, the Almer H. Orr III Collection of World Coins and the Joe Sedillot Collection of German Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2024.
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