Saxony 1871-B thaler Dav-895
This specimen was lot 4482 in Künker sale 441 (Osnabrück, March 2026), where it sold for €750 (about US$1,032 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SACHSEN, KÖNIGREICH Johann, 1854-1873. Vereinstaler 1871 B. Prachtexemplar. Stempelglanz. Aus der Sammlung Jürgen und Erika Schmidt, Bovenden. Exemplar der Slg. Johann Max Böttcher, Auktion Möller 42, Kassel 2006, Nr. 1602. (kingdom of Saxony, union thaler of 1871. Choice example, uncirculated.)"
For 1871, the SCWC notes KM 1214 (shown here), KM 1223 (for the mines) and KM 1230 (victory in the Franco-Prussian War). This type was struck 1861-71 and is common.
Recorded mintage: 1,687,000.
Specification: 18.52 g, 0.900 fine silver, lettered edge, this specimen 18,54 g.
Catalog reference: KM 1214, AKS 137; Dav-895; Kahnt 470; Thun 348.
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- 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]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Frühjahrs-Auktion 441: Orders and Decorations from the Estate of Wilhelm, Duke of Bavaria (1752–1837), among others | Coins and Medals from the Middle Ages and Modern times, particularly Denmark, Habsburg, Norway, and Saxony, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2026.
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