Saxony 1858-F thaler Dav-892

Stack's Bowers May 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction, lot 74636

This specimen was lot 74636 in Stack's Bowers May 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, May 2026), where it sold for $129. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Saxony. Taler, 1858-F. Dresden Mint. Johann. PCGS Genuine--Cleaned, Unc Details." This type was struck 1858-61 and is fairly common. It is one of the last Ausbeutevereinsthaler struck in Germany.

Recorded mintage: 61,000.

Specification: 18.52 g, 0.900 fine, 33 mm diameter, lettered edge.

Catalog reference: Dav-892; KM-1199; J-115.

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, May 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancients, World Coins & World Paper Money, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2026.

Link to:

• 1855-F thaler, Mint visit
• 1856-F thaler, for the mines
• 1858-F thaler
• Prussia 1858-A thaler Dav-776, for the mines
• 1858-F double thaler
• 1858-F krone
• 1859-F thaler
• 1859-F thaler, for the mines
• Coins and currency dated 1858