Saxony 1727-IGS 2/3 thaler KM-858

from the Stack's Bowers 2017 ANA sale, part of lot 20421

This specimen was part of lot 20421 in Stack's Bowers ANA Auction (Denver, CO, August 2017), which sold for $3,290. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. 1/2 & 2/3 Talers, ca. 16th to 18th Century. 14 pieces in lot. An interesting grouping of material with many better pieces. Highlights included are 1672 and 1674 Madgeburg 2/3 Talers, 1719 Saxony 1/2 Marriage Taler, 1702 & 1727 Saxony 2/3 Talers, 1535 Annaberg 1/2 Taler as well as other interesting pieces. Some have been cleaned, scratched, have corrosion and/or have other defects. Close personal inspection is advised and will reward the diligent bidder. A great lot for the intermediate or advanced collector looking to expand their collections." This gulden, or two-thirds thaler, was issued in 1727 for the death of the elector's wife, Christiane Eberhardine. It was accompanied by KM 856 (1/6 thaler), KM 857 (⅓ thaler), KM 859 (thaler) and KM 861 (ducat). There is also a regular issue gulden, with the elector's bust (KM 775), for 1727.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: KM 838.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio and Chris Chatigny, The August 2017 Denver ANA Auction: Ancients, Selections from The Richard Stuart Collection & World Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2017.

Link to:

• 1719 ⅔ thaler, marriage
• 1727-IGS 1/6 thaler, death of the elector's wife
• 1727 ⅓ thaler, death of the elector's wife
• 1730 2/3 thaler
• Coins and currency dated 1727
• return to coins of German States, Saxony