Saxony 1836-G thaler Dav-867
This specimen was lot 73339 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2023), where it sold for $384. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Saxony. Taler, 1836-G. Dresden Mint. Anton. PCGS MS-62. A wonderful Taler with reflective, almost prooflike luster. Almost blast-white, save for hints of deeper tones along the peripheries, this example offers sharp detail of impressive strike quality." Five different thalers were struck in Saxony in 1836: KM 1120 (regular issue for king Anton, shown here), 1121 (mining thaler for king Anton), 1139 (commemorative for Anton's death), 1141 (Friedrich August II, interrupted obverse legend) and 1142 (Friedrich August II, continuous obverse legend). 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: 585,000.
Specification: 28.06 g, 0.833 fine silver, 37 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: Dav-867; KM-1120.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, February 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, featuring the David Sterling Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.
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