Saxony 1852-F thaler Dav-879
This specimen was lot 1269 in Künker sale 293 (Osnabruck, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €240 (about US$324 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SACHSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich August II. 1836-1854. Taler 1852, F. Ausbeute. Feine Patina, sehr schön-vorzüglich. Exemplar der Slg. Horn. (kingdom of Saxony, Frederick Augustus II, 1836-54, thaler of 1852, for the mines. Fine patina, very fine to extremely fine.)"
The SCWC lists the mining thalers of 1841-54 as one type which Davenport splits in two, after the reverse was slightly redesigned in 1850. While priced higher than the regular issue (Dav-878), it is not rare.
Recorded mintage: 47,000 plus 1,105,000 of the regular thaler.
Specification: 22.27 g, 0.750 fine silver, 0.537 troy oz ASW, lettered edge.
Catalog reference: AKS 102; Kahnt 451; Thun 328, Dav-879, KM 1162.
- 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.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
- [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Katalog 293: Münzen aus Mittelalter und Neuzeit u. a. die westfälischen Privatsammlungen Werner Bröker und Bernd Terletzki, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2017.
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