View source for Saxe-Saalfeld 1712 thaler Dav-2736A

[[Image:Saxe-Saalfeld Kunker 263-01324q00.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 263, lot 1324]]

This specimen was lot 1324 in Künker sale 263 (Osnabrück, June 2015), where it sold for €4,000 (about US$5,167 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''SACHSEN-SAALFELD, HERZOGTUM, AB 1735 SACHSEN-COBURG-SAALFELD Johann Ernst VIII. 1680-1729. Reichstaler 1712, Saalfeld. Ausbeute der Saalfelder Gruben. RR Winz. Randfehler, sehr schön-vorzüglich.'' ([[Germany]], duchy of Saxe-Saalfeld, John Ernest VIII, 1680-1729, thaler of 1712, Saalfeld mint, for the Saalfeld mines. Rim bumps, very fine to extremely fine.)"</blockquote>

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown but rare.

''Specification:'' 25.98 g, 0.888 fine silver. 

''Catalog reference:'' [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-2736 A]]; Müseler 56.5/3 a; Schnee 570; Kozinowski/Otto/Ruß 623.1, KM unlisted. 

''[[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, ''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. 
* Gernot Schnee, ''Sächsiche Taler, 1500-1800.'' Frankfurt Am Main, P. N. Schulten, 1982.

''Link to:''
* [[Saxe-Saalfeld 1687 thaler Dav-7505|1687 thaler]]
* [[Saxe-Saalfeld 1717 thaler Dav-2738A|1717 thaler, bicentennial of the Reformation]]
* [[Saxe-Saalfeld 1717 ducat Fr-3004|1717 ducat, bicentennial of the Reformation]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1712]]
* return to coins of [[German States, Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld]]

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