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This specimen was lot 4354 in Künker sale 335 (Osnabruck, Germany, March 2020), where it sold for €120 (about US$157 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''SACHSEN, SACHSEN-COBURG UND GOTHA, HERZOGTUM. Ernst II. 1844-1893. 1/6 Taler 1848. Prachtexemplar. Stempelglanz.'' ([[Germany]], duchy of [[German States, Saxe-Coburg-Gotha|Saxe-Coburg-Gotha]], Ernest II, 1844-93, one-sixth thaler of 1848. Cabinet piece, uncirculated.)"</blockquote> Duke Ernst was the older brother of prince Albert, husband to queen Victoria. This tiny state was merged with the other Saxon duchies into the state of Thuringia in 1920. This is another obscure one year type tho this one doesn't appear to be rare.
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This specimen was lot 4354 in Künker sale 335 (Osnabrück, Germany, March 2020), where it sold for €120 (about US$157 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''SACHSEN, SACHSEN-COBURG UND GOTHA, HERZOGTUM. Ernst II. 1844-1893. 1/6 Taler 1848. Prachtexemplar. Stempelglanz.'' ([[Germany]], duchy of [[German States, Saxe-Coburg-Gotha|Saxe-Coburg-Gotha]], Ernest II, 1844-93, one-sixth thaler of 1848. Cabinet piece, uncirculated.)"</blockquote> Duke Ernst was the older brother of prince Albert, husband to queen Victoria. This tiny state was merged with the other Saxon duchies into the state of Thuringia in 1920. This is another obscure one year type tho this one doesn't appear to be rare.
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 130,338.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 130,338.
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* [[Saxe-Coburg-Gotha 1842 ducat Fr-2915|1842 ducat]]
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* [[Saxe-Coburg-Gotha 1843-G 2 thaler Dav-819|1843-G double thaler]]
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* [[Saxe-Coburg-Gotha 1846-F thaler Dav-821|1846-F thaler]]
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* [[Saxe-Coburg-Gotha 1847-F 2 thaler Dav-822|1847-F double thaler]]
 
* [[Saxe-Coburg-Gotha 1848-F thaler Dav-823|1848-F thaler]]
 
* [[Saxe-Coburg-Gotha 1848-F thaler Dav-823|1848-F thaler]]
 
* [[Saxony 1851-F 1/6 thaler]] = half gulden
 
* [[Saxony 1851-F 1/6 thaler]] = half gulden

Latest revision as of 21:28, 1 December 2024

Künker sale 335, lot 4354

This specimen was lot 4354 in Künker sale 335 (Osnabrück, Germany, March 2020), where it sold for €120 (about US$157 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SACHSEN, SACHSEN-COBURG UND GOTHA, HERZOGTUM. Ernst II. 1844-1893. 1/6 Taler 1848. Prachtexemplar. Stempelglanz. (Germany, duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Ernest II, 1844-93, one-sixth thaler of 1848. Cabinet piece, uncirculated.)"

Duke Ernst was the older brother of prince Albert, husband to queen Victoria. This tiny state was merged with the other Saxon duchies into the state of Thuringia in 1920. This is another obscure one year type tho this one doesn't appear to be rare.

Recorded mintage: 130,338.

Specification: 5.34 g, 0.520 fine silver, this specimen 5.31 g.

Catalog reference: KM 114, AKS 105; J. 284.

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.
  • [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Catalog 335: Bracteates from Upper Swabia and the area of the Lake Constance | Coins and Medals from Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. the Dr. Karl Walter Bach Collection of coins of the Austrian nobility, Special collections of Bavaria, Lubeck, Wurttemberg as well as siege coins from the Eberhard Link Collection. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2020.

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