Saxony 1866-B 2 neu-groschen
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This specimen was lot 1133 in Stephen Album sale 30 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2018), where it sold for $99.87. The catalog description[1] noted, "SAXONY: Johann, 1854-1873, AR 2 neu-groschen, 1866-B, NGC graded MS66." This two neu-groschen was struck in the kingdom of Saxony 1863-66. Like most German minors before unification, it is fairly common in low grade but scarce in nice condition. The low silver content makes used specimens look ugly. 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. The denomination was retired in 1873.
Recorded mintage: 448,000.
Specification: 3.22 g, 0.300 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM-1220.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 5th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2010.
- [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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