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[[Image:Saxe-Coburg-Gotha Kunker 263-01342.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 263, lot 1342]]

This specimen was lot 1342 in Künker sale 263 (Osnabrück, June 2015), where it sold for €1,400 (about US$1,809 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''SACHSEN-COBURG UND GOTHA, HERZOGTUM Ernst II. 1844-1893. Vereinsdoppeltaler 1847. R Sehr schön-vorzüglich.'' ([[Germany]], duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Ernest II, 1844-93, double union thaler of 1847. Scarce, very fine to extremely fine.)"</blockquote> In 1826, the duke exchanged Saalfeld for Gotha and assumed the title of [[German States, Saxe-Coburg-Gotha|Saxe-Coburg-Gotha]]. This is the first double thaler from the duke's son, Ernest II. His younger brother Albert married queen Victoria of Britain and became Prince Consort.

''Recorded mintage:'' 10,700.

''Specification:'' 37.12 g, 0.900 fine silver, lettered edge. 

''Catalog reference:'' [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-822]]; AKS 98; Kahnt 498; Thun 365, KM 112. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* <sup>[1]</sup>Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, ''Catalog 263, The Friedrich Popken collection of gold and silver coinages | Coins and Medals from Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. the collection of Ernst Otto Horn, part III,'' Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2015.
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019. 
* Davenport, John S., ''European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed.,'' London: Spink & Son, 1964. 

''Link to:''
* [[Saxe-Coburg-Gotha 1842 ducat Fr-2915|1842 ducat]]
* [[Saxe-Coburg-Gotha 1843-G 2 thaler Dav-819|1843-G double thaler]]
* [[Saxe-Coburg-Gotha 1846-F thaler Dav-821|1846 thaler]]
* [[Bavaria 1847 2 thaler Dav-596|Bavaria 1847 double thaler]]
* [[Frankfurt 1847 2 thaler Dav-641|Frankfurt 1847 double thaler, eagle and value]]
* [[Reuss-Lobenstein-Ebersdorf 1847-A 2 thaler Dav-806|Reuss-Lobenstein-Ebersdorf 1847-A double thaler]]
* [[Saxe-Altenburg 1847-F 2 thaler Dav-811|Saxe-Altenburg 1847-F double thaler]]
* [[Saxony 1847-F 2 thaler Dav-874|Saxony 1847-F double thaler]]
* [[Waldeck-Pyrmont 1847-A 2 thaler Dav-927|Waldeck-Pyrmont 1847-A double thaler]]
* [[Saxe-Coburg-Gotha 1848-F thaler Dav-823|1848 thaler]]
* [[Saxe-Coburg-Gotha 1854-F 2 thaler Dav-824|1854 2 thaler]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1847]]
* return to coins of [[German States, Saxe-Coburg-Gotha]]

[[Category:Silver thalers of Germany]][[Category:Selections from Kunker sale 263, 264]]