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This specimen was lot 4475 in Künker sale 441 (Osnabrück, March 2026), where it sold for €800 (about US$1,101 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''SACHSEN, KURFÜRSTENTUM Friedrich August III. (I.), 1763-1806-1827. 2/3 Taler (1/2 Konv.-Taler) 1765, Dresden. In US-Plastikholder der NGC mit der Bewertung MS 61 (8584745-002). Sehr selten in dieser Erhaltung. Erstabschlag, vorzüglich-Stempelglanz.'' ([[German States, Saxony|electorate of Saxony]], Frederick Augustus III, 1763-1807, two-thirds thaler or half convention thaler of 1765, Desden mint. Graded extremely fine to uncirculated.)"</blockquote> This type was struck 1765-68; see also another gulden, [[Saxony 1765-EDC 2/3 thaler|KM 973]], struck in the name of the regent Xaver. Altho valued at ⅔ thaler, this coin only weighed half a thaler, reflecting the drop in the value of the gulden.

''Recorded mintage'': unknown.

''Specification'': 14.03 g, 0.833 fine silver, 33 mm diameter.

''Catalog reference:'' KM 981, Buck 124 a; Kahnt 1102.

''[[Bibliography|Sources:]]''
* Craig, William D., ''[[Germany|Germanic]] Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II,'' Mountain View, CA: 1954.
* Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, ''Frühjahrs-Auktion 441: Orders and Decorations from the Estate of Wilhelm, Duke of Bavaria (1752–1837), among others | Coins and Medals from the Middle Ages and Modern times, particularly Denmark, Habsburg, Norway, and Saxony,'' Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2026.

''Links:''
* [[Saxony 1765-C pfennig]]
* [[Saxony 1765-EDC 2/3 thaler|1765-EDC ⅔ thaler, Xaver]]
* [[Saxony 1765-EDC thaler Dav-2678|1765-EDC thaler, regent Xaver]]
* [[Saxony 1765-EDC thaler Dav-2682|1765-EDC thaler, Frederick Augustus III]]
* [[Saxony 1765-EDC thaler Dav-2683|1765-EDC mining thaler]]
* [[Saxony 1765 thaler Dav-2679|1765 thaler, regent Xaver's prize for the mining school]]
* [[Saxony 1765 thaler Dav-2686|1765 thaler, Friedrich August's prize for the mining school]]
* [[Saxony 1765-EDC 2 thaler Dav-2684|1765-EDC double thaler, award for the arts and crafts]]
* [[Saxony 1765-EDC ducat Fr-2871|1765-EDC ducat, Friedrich August III]]
* [[Saxony 1766-EDC 2/3 thaler KM-981|1766-EDC ⅔ thaler, Frederick Augustus]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1765]]

[[Category:Selections from Kunker sale 439, 440, 441]][[Category:Minor coinage of the German states]]

Saxony 1765-EDC 2/3 thaler KM-981 - Revision history

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