View source for Saxony 1776-EDC thaler Dav-2690

[[Image:Saxony 1776 thaler obv JElsen 121-1003.jpg|300px|thumb|Jean Elsen sale 121, lot 1003]]
[[Image:Saxony 1776 thaler rev JElsen 121-1003.jpg|300px|thumb]]
[[Image:Saxony 1648.jpg|550px|thumb|Saxony in 1648]]

This specimen was lot 1003 in Jean Elsen sale 121 (Brussels, June 2014), where it sold for €70 (about US$112 including buyers' fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''ALLEMAGNE, SAXE, Friedrich August III (1763-1806), AR Taler, 1776 EDC, Dresde. Nettoyé. Griffes. Très Beau à Superbe.'' ([[Germany]], electorate of Saxony, Frederick Augustus III (1763-1806), silver thaler of 1776, Dresden mint. Cleaned, scratched, very fine to extremely fine.)"</blockquote> This type is listed in the SCWC for 1769-79 and is common in grades up to extremely fine. It was struck simultaneously with a mining thaler ([[Saxony 1774-EDC thaler Dav-2691|Dav-2691]]). Friedrich August III did not pursue the Polish adventures of his ancestors and prosperity began to return to Saxony.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' 28.08 g, .833 fine silver, .751 troy oz ASW, this specimen 27,85 g.

''Catalog reference:'' Schnee, 1073; [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-2690]]; KM-992.1. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
* Davenport, John S., ''German Talers, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed.,'' London: Spink & Son, 1965. 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Elsen, Philippe, et al., ''Vente Publique 121,'' Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2014. 

''Link to:''
* [[Saxony 1770-EDC thaler Dav-2690|1770 thaler]]
* [[Saxony 1774-EDC thaler Dav-2691|1774 mining thaler]]
* [[Saxony 1779-IEC thaler Dav-2690|1779-IEC thaler]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1776]]
* return to coins of [[German States, Saxony]]

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