Saxe-Hildburghausen 1760 1/24 thaler KM-50

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Steve Album Auction 53, lot 2969
Hildburghausen in 1789

This specimen was lot 2969 in Steve Album Auction 53 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2025), where it sold for $156. The catalog description[1] noted, "SAXE-HILDBURGHAUSEN: Ernst Friedrich III, 1745-1780, BI 1/24 thaler, 1760, a lovely lustrous mint state example! PCGS graded MS63, ex Joe Sedillot Collection. In 1760, Saxe-Hildburghausen was suffering from deep debt and economic decline under Duke Ernst Frederich III, while also feeling the indirect strain of the Seven Years’ War. The duchy was under imperial financial oversight and had little autonomy." This type was struck 1759-60 along with KM 75 and KM 76. One thaler was 24 groschen.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 1.64 g, billon, 22-23 mm diameter, plain edge.

Catalog reference: KM-50, Cr-29.

Source:

  • Craig, William D., 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.
  • [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Hanbing Feng, Auction 53, featuring Selections from the Dr. Robert A. Rosenfeld, Almer H. Orr III, Dr. Dirk Loer and Joe Sedillot Collections, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2025.

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