Saxony 1851-F 1/6 thaler

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Steve Album sale 30, lot 1132
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This specimen was lot 1132 in Stephen Album sale 30 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2018), where it sold for $176.25. The catalog description[1] noted, "SAXONY: Friedrich August II, 1836-1854, AR 1/6 thaler, 1851-F, lovely light iridescent toning, NGC graded MS66." This type was struck 1851-52.

Recorded mintage: 228,000.

Specification: 5.34 g, 0.521 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM-1176.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 30, featuring the George Anderson Collection of Tibetan Coins, the Dr. John W. Lund Collection of Swedish Coins and the Mike Edwards Collection, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2018.

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