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| − | This specimen was lot 70777 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, October 2021), where it sold for $192. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Germany|GERMANY]]. [[German States, Saxony|Saxony]]. 1/12 Taler (2 Groschen), 1790-IC. Dresden Mint. Friedrich August III. NGC MS-64. This wholly original looking near Gem minor exhibits a bold strike, lustrous surfaces and cartwheel luster displaying light attractive mottled patina." On the death of emperor Joseph II, the elector became vicar of the empire until such time as a new emperor could be elected. This one-twelfth thaler was issued to commemorate the occasion. The elector also minted a thaler ([[Saxony 1790-IEC thaler Dav-2697|KM 1023]]), a gulden (KM 1022) and a half gulden ([[Saxony 1790-IEC 1/3 thaler KM-1021|KM 1021]]). | + | This specimen was lot 70777 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, October 2021), where it sold for $192. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Germany|GERMANY]]. [[German States, Saxony|Saxony]]. 1/12 Taler (2 Groschen), 1790-IC. Dresden Mint. Friedrich August III. NGC MS-64. This wholly original looking near Gem minor exhibits a bold strike, lustrous surfaces and cartwheel luster displaying light attractive mottled patina." On the death of emperor Joseph II, the elector became vicar of the empire until such time as a new emperor could be elected. This one-twelfth thaler was issued to commemorate the occasion. The elector also minted a thaler ([[Saxony 1790-IEC thaler Dav-2697|KM 1023]]), a gulden ([[Saxony 1790-IEC 2/3 thaler KM-1022|KM 1022]]) and a half gulden ([[Saxony 1790-IEC 1/3 thaler KM-1021|KM 1021]]). |
| − | ''Recorded mintage:'' | + | ''Recorded mintage:'' 53,884. |
''Specification:'' 2.33 g, 0.833 fine silver. | ''Specification:'' 2.33 g, 0.833 fine silver. | ||
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| − | * [[Saxony 1790-IEC 1/3 thaler KM-1021|1790 | + | * [[Saxony 1790-IEC 1/3 thaler KM-1021|1790-IEC ⅓ thaler, for the vicariat]] |
| + | * [[Saxony 1790-IEC 2/3 thaler KM-1022|1790-IEC ⅔ thaler, for the vicariat]] | ||
* [[Saxony 1790-IEC thaler Dav-2695|1790 thaler]] | * [[Saxony 1790-IEC thaler Dav-2695|1790 thaler]] | ||
| − | * [[Saxony 1790-IEC thaler Dav-2697|1790 | + | * [[Saxony 1790-IEC thaler Dav-2697|1790 thaler, for the vicariat]] |
| − | * [[Saxony | + | * [[Saxony 1792-IEC 2 groschen|1792-IEC 2 groschen]] |
* [[Coins and currency dated 1790]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1790]] | ||
[[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2021 Collector's Choice sale]][[Category: Minor coinage of the German states]] | [[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2021 Collector's Choice sale]][[Category: Minor coinage of the German states]] | ||
Latest revision as of 09:50, 24 July 2025
This specimen was lot 70777 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, October 2021), where it sold for $192. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Saxony. 1/12 Taler (2 Groschen), 1790-IC. Dresden Mint. Friedrich August III. NGC MS-64. This wholly original looking near Gem minor exhibits a bold strike, lustrous surfaces and cartwheel luster displaying light attractive mottled patina." On the death of emperor Joseph II, the elector became vicar of the empire until such time as a new emperor could be elected. This one-twelfth thaler was issued to commemorate the occasion. The elector also minted a thaler (KM 1023), a gulden (KM 1022) and a half gulden (KM 1021).
Recorded mintage: 53,884.
Specification: 2.33 g, 0.833 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM-1020.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The October 2021 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.
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