Saxony 1826-S thaler Dav-861

Jean Elsen sale 131, lot 841

This specimen was lot 841 in Jean Elsen sale 131 (Brussels, December 2016), where it sold for €85 (about US$107 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"ALLEMAGNE, SAXE, Royaume, Friedrich August Ier (1806-1827), AR Taler, 1824S. J. 41; A.K.S. 30; Dav-831. Très Beau. (kingdom of Saxony, Frederick Augustus I (1806-27), silver thaler of 1824, very fine.)"

This is the regular issue of 1824-27 and is common. The auction lot description doesn't seem to match the coin.

Recorded mintage: 546,000.

Specification: 28.06 g, 0.833 fine silver, .751 troy oz ASW, lettered edge.

Catalog reference: Kahnt 427. Thun 303, Dav-861, KM 1096.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
• Davenport, John S., European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
• ^[1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 131, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2016.

Link to:

• 1825-S thaler
• 1826-S 1/24 thaler
• 1826-S mining thaler
• 1827-S mining thaler, Frederick Augustus III
• 1827 death thaler
• 1827-S thaler, Anton
• Coins and currency dated 1826
• return to coins of German States, Saxony