View source for Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach 1755-S FS thaler Dav-2720

[[Image:Saxe-Eisenach K335-4340.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 335, lot 4340]]
[[Image:H3105-31103o.jpg|300px|thumb|Heritage sale 3105, lot 31103]]
[[Image:H3105-31103r.jpg|300px|thumb|photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries]]

The first specimen was lot 4340 in Künker sale 335 (Osnabrück, Germany, March 2020), where it sold for €1,100 (about US$1,440 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''SACHSEN, SACHSEN-EISENACH, HERZOGTUM, Friedrich III. von Gotha, 1741-1755, als Administrator. Reichstaler 1755, Eisenach, auf die 200-Jahrfeier des Augsburger Religionsfriedens. Mit Randschrift. Slg. Merseb. 3236 und 4114. Feine Patina, leichte Justierspuren, fast vorzüglich.'' ([[Germany]], duchy of [[German States, Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach|Saxe-Eisenach]], Frederick III of Gotha, 1741-55, as administrator, thaler of 1755, Eisenach mint, on the bicentennial of the peace of Augsburg, with edge lettering. Fine patina, light adjustment marks, about extremely fine.)"</blockquote> The second specimen was lot 31103 in Heritage sale 3105 (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $3,120. The catalog description<sup>[2]</sup> noted, "[[German States, Saxe-Gotha|Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg]]. Friedrich III Taler 1755 S//FS MS65 NGC, Gotha mint, KM297, Dav-2720. Struck to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the religious peace of Augsburg. A type we have not encountered in over a decade, the finest certified across grading companies, no less. Undergirded by generous original luster that distracts from dispersed weakness and adjustment marks on the obverse, toned in a variety of slate, teal, and champagne hues. Ex. Peak Collection (UBS Gold & Numismatics Auction 74, January 2008, Lot 232). From the Cape Coral Collection, Part II." Altho the auctioneers listed this lot under Saxe-Eisenach, that dynasty lasted only 1671-1741. We have joined the SCWC in filing this rare type under Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, the result of the merger between Saxe-Eisenach and Saxe-Weimar. The new state survived until World War One.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' 28.80-29.33 g, 41.5 mm diameter, the first specimen 29,28 g. 

''Catalog reference:'' KM 77, [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-2720]]; Koppe 521; Slg. Opitz 3045. 

''[[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.
* Gernot Schnee, ''Sächsiche Taler, 1500-1800.'' Frankfurt Am Main, P. N. Schulten, 1982.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, ''Catalog 335: Bracteates from Upper Swabia and the area of the Lake Constance | Coins and Medals from Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. the Dr. Karl Walter Bach Collection of coins of the Austrian nobility, Special collections of Bavaria, Lubeck, Wurttemberg as well as siege coins from the Eberhard Link Collection.'' Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2020.
* <sup>[2]</sup>Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, ''2023 January 9 NYINC World & Ancient Coins Platinum Session and Signature® Auction - New York #3105,'' Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2022.

''Link to:''
* [[Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1741) ducat Fr-3033]]
* [[Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg 1755-LCK thaler Dav-2721]], bicentennial of the peace of Augsburg
* [[Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach 1758-FS 6 pfennig|1758 6 pfennig]]
* [[Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach 1763 1/2 thaler KM-124]] = gulden
* [[Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach 1764-K FS 1/2 thaler KM-125.2]] = gulden
* [[Saxony 1764-EDC 1/2 thaler KM-974]] = gulden
* [[Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach 1764-K FS thaler Dav-2759|1764-K FS thaler, Anna Amalia, regent]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1755]]

[[Category:Selections from Kunker sale 335, 336]][[Category: Silver thalers of Germany]][[Category:Selections from Heritage sale 3105]]