Saxony 1839-G thaler Dav-875

Stack's Bowers October 2024 Collector's Choice sale, lot 75097

This specimen was lot 75097 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice Online Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, October 2024), where it sold for $1,200. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Saxony. Taler, 1839-G. Karlsruhe Mint. Friedrich August II. NGC MS-65. Variety with arms on reverse. A lovely Gem specimen boasting brilliant shine and a frosty nature to the devices. An infrequently witnessed type in this elevated condition." This type was struck 1839-49 to the Prussian standard. Soon after, the "vereinsthaler" standard (18.52 g, 0.900 fine silver) was adopted and used until unification in 1871.

Recorded mintage: 643,000.

Specification: 22.27 g, 0.750 fine silver, 34 mm diameter, lettered edge.

Catalog reference: Dav-875; KM-1148.

Source:

• 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, October 2024 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, featuring the S.P. Rutherford Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.

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