Saxony 1838-G pfennig

Steve Album sale 54, lot 2570

This specimen was lot 2570 in Steve Album Auction 54 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2026), where it sold for $80. The catalog description^[1] noted, "SAXONY: Friedrich August II, 1836-1854, AE pfennig, 1838, mintmaster initial G, a lovely lustrous mint state example! PCGS graded MS64." This type was struck 1836-38 and is common in all grades. One thaler was 288 pfennig.

Recorded mintage: 1,473,000.

Specification: 2 g, copper, 18 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-1135, J-69, AKS-111.

Source:

• Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Hanbing Feng, Auction 54, featuring selections from the Kenneth A. Bovenkamp Collection of Ottoman Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2025.

Link to:

• 1837-G 3 pfennige
• 1837 thaler
• 1838 mining thaler
• 1838-G ducat
• 1839 thaler
• 1839 thaler, mint visit
• Coins and currency dated 1838