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[[Image:Saxe-Coburg-Gotha S33-02411Q00.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 33, lot 2411]] | [[Image:Saxe-Coburg-Gotha S33-02411Q00.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 33, lot 2411]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 2411 in Sincona sale 33 ( | + | This specimen was lot 2411 in Sincona sale 33 (Zürich, October 2016), where it sold for 3,500 CHF (about US$4,155 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. Ernst I. 1826-1844 Konventionstaler 1832. Gotha. Fast vorzüglich.'' ([[Germany]], duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Ernest I, 1826-44, convention thaler of 1832, Gotha mint. About extremely fine.)"</blockquote> This Thuringian duchy was formed when the duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg died in 1826 and the duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld traded Saalfeld for Gotha. The result survived until the end of the Wilhelmine empire in 1918. This extremely rare type of 1832-33 is not listed in Davenport. One of Ernest's younger sons married queen Victoria and became Albert, Prince Consort. |
''Recorded mintage:'' 304. | ''Recorded mintage:'' 304. | ||
| − | ''Specification:'' 28.06 g, .833 fine silver, this specimen 27.93 g. | + | ''Specification:'' 28.06 g, 0.833 fine silver, this specimen 27.93 g. |
''Catalog reference:'' Kahnt 489. Thun 360. AKS 72, KM 50. | ''Catalog reference:'' Kahnt 489. Thun 360. AKS 72, KM 50. | ||
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* Craig, William D., ''[[Germany|Germanic]] Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II,'' Mountain View, CA: 1954. | * Craig, William D., ''[[Germany|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. | * Davenport, John S., ''European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed.,'' London: Spink & Son, 1964. | ||
| − | * <sup>[1]</sup>Jürg Richter, ''Numismatic Coins & Medals, Auction 33,'' | + | * <sup>[1]</sup>Jürg Richter, ''Numismatic Coins & Medals, Auction 33,'' Zürich: Sincona AG, 2016. |
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Latest revision as of 12:11, 20 June 2025
This specimen was lot 2411 in Sincona sale 33 (Zürich, October 2016), where it sold for 3,500 CHF (about US$4,155 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. Ernst I. 1826-1844 Konventionstaler 1832. Gotha. Fast vorzüglich. (Germany, duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Ernest I, 1826-44, convention thaler of 1832, Gotha mint. About extremely fine.)"
This Thuringian duchy was formed when the duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg died in 1826 and the duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld traded Saalfeld for Gotha. The result survived until the end of the Wilhelmine empire in 1918. This extremely rare type of 1832-33 is not listed in Davenport. One of Ernest's younger sons married queen Victoria and became Albert, Prince Consort.
Recorded mintage: 304.
Specification: 28.06 g, 0.833 fine silver, this specimen 27.93 g.
Catalog reference: Kahnt 489. Thun 360. AKS 72, KM 50.
- 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]Jürg Richter, Numismatic Coins & Medals, Auction 33, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2016.
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