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This specimen was lot 1231 in Künker sale 263 (Osnabrück, June 2015), where it sold for €420 (about US$543 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''SACHSEN, KURFÜRSTENTUM Friedrich August III. (I.), 1763-1806-1827. Konv.-Taler 1804, IEC. Ausbeute. Min. justiert, sehr schön-vorzüglich.'' (Electorate of Saxony, Frederick August III, 1763-1807, convention (mining) thaler of 1804. Light adjustment marks, very fine to extremely fine.)"</blockquote> This type was issued 1793-1806. It is common for a mining thaler but less available than the regular issue ([[Saxony 1804-SGH thaler Dav-850|Dav-850]]). The issues of 1793-1800 are catalogued as Dav-2703.  
 
This specimen was lot 1231 in Künker sale 263 (Osnabrück, June 2015), where it sold for €420 (about US$543 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''SACHSEN, KURFÜRSTENTUM Friedrich August III. (I.), 1763-1806-1827. Konv.-Taler 1804, IEC. Ausbeute. Min. justiert, sehr schön-vorzüglich.'' (Electorate of Saxony, Frederick August III, 1763-1807, convention (mining) thaler of 1804. Light adjustment marks, very fine to extremely fine.)"</blockquote> This type was issued 1793-1806. It is common for a mining thaler but less available than the regular issue ([[Saxony 1804-SGH thaler Dav-850|Dav-850]]). The issues of 1793-1800 are catalogued as Dav-2703.  
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''Recorded mintage:'' unknown but slightly scarce.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown but slightly scarce.
  
''Specification:'' 28.06 g, .833 fine silver.  
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''Specification:'' 28.06 g, 0.833 fine silver.  
  
 
''Catalog reference:'' [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-851]]; Kahnt 412; Thun 290, KM 1036.  
 
''Catalog reference:'' [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-851]]; Kahnt 412; Thun 290, KM 1036.  
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* [[Saxony 1801-IEC thaler Dav-851]]
 
* [[Saxony 1801-IEC thaler Dav-851]]
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* [[Saxony 1804-SGH thaler Dav-850|1804 thaler]]
* [[Saxony 1807-SGH thaler Dav-855]]
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* [[Saxony 1805-SGH 2/3 thaler|1805-SGH ⅔ thaler]]
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* [[Saxony 1805-SGH thaler Dav-850|1805-SGH thaler]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1804]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1804]]
 
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* return to coins of [[German States, Saxony]]
  
 
[[Category:Silver thalers of Germany]][[Category:Selections from Kunker sale 263, 264]]
 
[[Category:Silver thalers of Germany]][[Category:Selections from Kunker sale 263, 264]]

Latest revision as of 13:40, 21 March 2025

Künker sale 263, lot 1231

This specimen was lot 1231 in Künker sale 263 (Osnabrück, June 2015), where it sold for €420 (about US$543 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SACHSEN, KURFÜRSTENTUM Friedrich August III. (I.), 1763-1806-1827. Konv.-Taler 1804, IEC. Ausbeute. Min. justiert, sehr schön-vorzüglich. (Electorate of Saxony, Frederick August III, 1763-1807, convention (mining) thaler of 1804. Light adjustment marks, very fine to extremely fine.)"

This type was issued 1793-1806. It is common for a mining thaler but less available than the regular issue (Dav-850). The issues of 1793-1800 are catalogued as Dav-2703.

Recorded mintage: unknown but slightly scarce.

Specification: 28.06 g, 0.833 fine silver.

Catalog reference: Dav-851; Kahnt 412; Thun 290, KM 1036.

Source:

  • [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.

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