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| − | [[Image:Saxe-Saalfeld Kunker 263-01333.jpg|550px|thumb| | + | [[Image:Saxe-Saalfeld Kunker 263-01333.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 263, lot 1333]] |
This specimen was lot 1333 in Künker sale 263 (Osnabrück, June 2015), where it sold for €2,200 (about US$2,842 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''SACHSEN-SAALFELD, HERZOGTUM, AB 1735 SACHSEN-COBURG-SAALFELD Ernst I. 1806-1826. Kronentaler 1825. Mit Randschrift: EIN KRONTHALER. Von großer Seltenheit. Hübsche Patina, winz. Randfehler, sehr schön-vorzüglich.'' ([[Germany]], duchy of Saxe-Saalfeld, Ernest I, 1806-26, crown thaler of 1825, with edge lettering. Of the greatest rarity, toned, tiny edge cracks, very fine to extremely fine.)"</blockquote> This rare type is one of three thalers listed for this duchy in the nineteenth century. In 1826, the duke exchanged Saalfeld for Gotha and assumed the title of [[German States, Saxe-Coburg-Gotha|Saxe-Coburg-Gotha]]. | This specimen was lot 1333 in Künker sale 263 (Osnabrück, June 2015), where it sold for €2,200 (about US$2,842 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''SACHSEN-SAALFELD, HERZOGTUM, AB 1735 SACHSEN-COBURG-SAALFELD Ernst I. 1806-1826. Kronentaler 1825. Mit Randschrift: EIN KRONTHALER. Von großer Seltenheit. Hübsche Patina, winz. Randfehler, sehr schön-vorzüglich.'' ([[Germany]], duchy of Saxe-Saalfeld, Ernest I, 1806-26, crown thaler of 1825, with edge lettering. Of the greatest rarity, toned, tiny edge cracks, very fine to extremely fine.)"</blockquote> This rare type is one of three thalers listed for this duchy in the nineteenth century. In 1826, the duke exchanged Saalfeld for Gotha and assumed the title of [[German States, Saxe-Coburg-Gotha|Saxe-Coburg-Gotha]]. | ||
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''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ||
| − | ''Specification:'' 29.59 g, .868 fine silver. | + | ''Specification:'' 29.59 g, 0.868 fine silver. |
''Catalog reference:'' [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-833]]; AKS 127; Kahnt 502; Thun 373, KM 164. | ''Catalog reference:'' [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-833]]; AKS 127; Kahnt 502; Thun 373, KM 164. | ||
Latest revision as of 16:16, 31 January 2024
This specimen was lot 1333 in Künker sale 263 (Osnabrück, June 2015), where it sold for €2,200 (about US$2,842 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SACHSEN-SAALFELD, HERZOGTUM, AB 1735 SACHSEN-COBURG-SAALFELD Ernst I. 1806-1826. Kronentaler 1825. Mit Randschrift: EIN KRONTHALER. Von großer Seltenheit. Hübsche Patina, winz. Randfehler, sehr schön-vorzüglich. (Germany, duchy of Saxe-Saalfeld, Ernest I, 1806-26, crown thaler of 1825, with edge lettering. Of the greatest rarity, toned, tiny edge cracks, very fine to extremely fine.)"
This rare type is one of three thalers listed for this duchy in the nineteenth century. In 1826, the duke exchanged Saalfeld for Gotha and assumed the title of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 29.59 g, 0.868 fine silver.
Catalog reference: Dav-833; AKS 127; Kahnt 502; Thun 373, KM 164.
- [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Catalog 263, The Friedrich Popken collection of gold and silver coinages | Coins and Medals from Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. the collection of Ernst Otto Horn, part III, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2015.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
Link to:
- 1817 thaler
- 1827 thaler
- Coins and currency dated 1825
- return to coins of German States, Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld