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[[Image:Saxony 1781 thaler Sincona 13-2181.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 13, lot 2181]]

This specimen was lot 2181 in Sincona sale 13 (Zürich, October 2013), where it sold for 120 CHF (about US$155 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''Sachsen, Kurfürstentum, Albertiner Taler 1781. Dresden Sehr schön-vorzüglich'' (Electorate of Saxony, thaler of 1781, Dresden mint. Very fine to extremely fine)."</blockquote> This type is listed for 1780-90 and is common.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown but common.

''Specification:'' 28.06 g, 0.833 fine silver, this specimen 27.94 g. 

''Catalog reference:'' Buck 159a. Schnee 1077, [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-2695]], KM 992.2. 

''[[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. 
* Craig, William D., ''[[Germany|Germanic]] Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II,'' Mountain View, CA: 1954. 
* Gernot Schnee, ''Sächsiche Taler, 1500-1800,'' Frankfurt Am Main, P. N. Schulten, 1982.
* <sup>[1]</sup>''Auktion 13: Münzen und Medaillen,'' Zürich: Sincona AG, 2013. 

''Link to:''
* [[Saxony 1774-EDC thaler Dav-2691|1774-EDC thaler]]
* [[Saxony 1780-IEC 1/3 thaler|1780 ⅓ thaler]]
* [[Saxony 1780 thaler Dav-2693|1780 thaler]]
* [[Saxony 1780 2 thaler Dav-2692|1780 double thaler]]
* [[Saxony 1782-IEC 2/3 thaler|1782 ⅔ thaler]]
* [[Saxony 1782-IEC thaler Dav-2695|1782-IEC thaler, regular issue]]
* [[Saxony 1792-IEC thaler Dav-2700|1792 vicariat thaler]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1781]]
* return to coins of [[German States, Saxony]]

[[Category:Silver thalers of Germany]][[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 12, 13, 14, 15]]