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[[Image:Saxony K293-1264.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 293, lot 1264]] | [[Image:Saxony K293-1264.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 293, lot 1264]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 1264 in Künker sale 293 ( | + | This specimen was lot 1264 in Künker sale 293 (Osnabrück, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €6,000 (about US$8,087 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''SACHSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich August II. 1836-1854. Vereinsdoppeltaler 1841, G. Fleißprämie der Bergakademie zu Freiberg. Mit Randschrift: (Eisen und Schlägel gekreuzt) GOTT º SEGNE º DEN º BERGBAU. RR Nur 200 Exemplare geprägt. Hübsche Patina, vorzüglich-Stempelglanz. Exemplar der Preussag Collection, Part I. Auktion London Coin Galleries/Künker 1, London 2015, Nr. 403.'' (kingdom of Saxony, Frederick Augustus I, 1806-27, convention thaler of 1841, prize for the mining school at Freiberg, edge lettering "GOD SAVE THE MINES". Rare, only 200 examples struck. Hamdsome patina, extremely fine-uncirculated.)"</blockquote> This very rare type is in the gray area between coin and medal, being issued as a prize for the mining academy in Freiberg. Davenport lists it in his section on "pseudo thalers". A similar prize double thaler was issued in 1857, also rare. |
''Recorded mintage:'' 200. | ''Recorded mintage:'' 200. | ||
| − | ''Specification:'' 37.12 g, .900 fine silver, lettered edge. | + | ''Specification:'' 37.12 g, 0.900 fine silver, lettered edge. |
''Catalog reference:'' AKS 114; Kahnt 455; Müseler 56.2.2/4; Thun 323, [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-994]], KM 1163. | ''Catalog reference:'' AKS 114; Kahnt 455; Müseler 56.2.2/4; Thun 323, [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-994]], KM 1163. | ||
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* [[Saxony 1840-G 2 thaler Dav-874|1840 double thaler]] | * [[Saxony 1840-G 2 thaler Dav-874|1840 double thaler]] | ||
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* [[Coins and currency dated 1841]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1841]] | ||
* return to coins of [[German States, Saxony]] | * return to coins of [[German States, Saxony]] | ||
[[Category:Silver thalers of Germany]][[Category:Selections from Kunker sale 293, 294]] | [[Category:Silver thalers of Germany]][[Category:Selections from Kunker sale 293, 294]] | ||
Latest revision as of 21:22, 19 April 2026
This specimen was lot 1264 in Künker sale 293 (Osnabrück, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €6,000 (about US$8,087 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SACHSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich August II. 1836-1854. Vereinsdoppeltaler 1841, G. Fleißprämie der Bergakademie zu Freiberg. Mit Randschrift: (Eisen und Schlägel gekreuzt) GOTT º SEGNE º DEN º BERGBAU. RR Nur 200 Exemplare geprägt. Hübsche Patina, vorzüglich-Stempelglanz. Exemplar der Preussag Collection, Part I. Auktion London Coin Galleries/Künker 1, London 2015, Nr. 403. (kingdom of Saxony, Frederick Augustus I, 1806-27, convention thaler of 1841, prize for the mining school at Freiberg, edge lettering "GOD SAVE THE MINES". Rare, only 200 examples struck. Hamdsome patina, extremely fine-uncirculated.)"
This very rare type is in the gray area between coin and medal, being issued as a prize for the mining academy in Freiberg. Davenport lists it in his section on "pseudo thalers". A similar prize double thaler was issued in 1857, also rare.
Recorded mintage: 200.
Specification: 37.12 g, 0.900 fine silver, lettered edge.
Catalog reference: AKS 114; Kahnt 455; Müseler 56.2.2/4; Thun 323, Dav-994, KM 1163.
- 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, Katalog 293: Münzen aus Mittelalter und Neuzeit u. a. die westfälischen Privatsammlungen Werner Bröker und Bernd Terletzki, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2017.
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