Saxony 1857 F 2 thaler

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This double thaler was struck in the kingdom of Saxony 1857-59. Most double thalers are rare but this type is fairly common, coming from a silver-producing state. Johann was king of Saxony 1854-1873. Saxon coinage, after a thousand years of minting, ceased in 1918 with the collapse of the second Reich.

Recorded mintage: 351,000.

Specification: 37.037 g, 0.900 fine silver, 1.07 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: KM 1195, Dav-889.

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.
• Davenport, John S., European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.

Link to:

• 1847-F double thaler
• 1857-B double thaler, prize for the mining academy at Freiburg
• 1857-F double thaler, prize for the mining academy at Freiburg
• Schaumburg-Lippe 1857-B 2 thaler Dav-908
• 1857-F half gold krone
• 1857-F gold krone
• 1858-F double thaler
• Coins and currency dated 1857
• return to coinage of German States, Saxony