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[[Image:Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg 1764 thaler rev Heritage 3010-20983.jpg|300px|thumb|photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries]] | [[Image:Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg 1764 thaler rev Heritage 3010-20983.jpg|300px|thumb|photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 20983 in Heritage sale 3010 (Boston, August 2010), where it sold for $2,185. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg. Friedrich III Taler 1764, MS65 PCGS, a marvelous example with perfectly blended patina and underlying mint brilliance. The surfaces are prooflike and virtually pristine." | + | This specimen was lot 20983 in Heritage sale 3010 (Boston, August 2010), where it sold for $2,185. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg. Friedrich III Taler 1764, MS65 PCGS, a marvelous example with perfectly blended patina and underlying mint brilliance. The surfaces are prooflike and virtually pristine." Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg was created in 1672 when the duke of Saxe-Gotha inherited the duchy of Saxe-Altenburg, whose ruler had died without heirs. The two duchies were officially merged in 1680 and the new state remained intact until 1825. |
''Recorded mintage:'' 29,000. | ''Recorded mintage:'' 29,000. | ||
| − | ''Specification:'' silver. | + | ''Specification:'' 28.06 g, 0.833 fine silver. |
''Catalog reference:'' [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-2722]], KM 317 (formerly C31). | ''Catalog reference:'' [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-2722]], KM 317 (formerly C31). | ||
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* [[Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg 1761-LCK 3 pfennig|1761 3 pfennig]] | * [[Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg 1761-LCK 3 pfennig|1761 3 pfennig]] | ||
* [[Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg 1764-LCK 1/24 thaler|1764 1/24 thaler]] | * [[Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg 1764-LCK 1/24 thaler|1764 1/24 thaler]] | ||
| + | * [[Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg 1764 2/3 thaler|1764 ⅔ thaler (gulden)]] | ||
* [[Saxony 1764-EDC thaler Dav-2681]] | * [[Saxony 1764-EDC thaler Dav-2681]] | ||
* [[Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld 1764-ICE thaler Dav-2751B]] | * [[Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld 1764-ICE thaler Dav-2751B]] | ||
* [[Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg 1765-LCK 1/24 thaler|1765 1/24 thaler]] | * [[Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg 1765-LCK 1/24 thaler|1765 1/24 thaler]] | ||
* [[Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg 1765 thaler Dav-2723|1765 thaler]] | * [[Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg 1765 thaler Dav-2723|1765 thaler]] | ||
| + | * [[Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg 1766 1/3 thaler|1766 ⅓ thaler (half gulden)]] | ||
* [[Coins and currency dated 1764]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1764]] | ||
* return to coins of [[German States, Saxe-Gotha]] | * return to coins of [[German States, Saxe-Gotha]] | ||
[[Category:Silver thalers of Germany]][[Category:Selections from Heritage sale 3010]] | [[Category:Silver thalers of Germany]][[Category:Selections from Heritage sale 3010]] | ||
Latest revision as of 09:53, 30 April 2026
This specimen was lot 20983 in Heritage sale 3010 (Boston, August 2010), where it sold for $2,185. The catalog description[1] noted, "Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg. Friedrich III Taler 1764, MS65 PCGS, a marvelous example with perfectly blended patina and underlying mint brilliance. The surfaces are prooflike and virtually pristine." Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg was created in 1672 when the duke of Saxe-Gotha inherited the duchy of Saxe-Altenburg, whose ruler had died without heirs. The two duchies were officially merged in 1680 and the new state remained intact until 1825.
Recorded mintage: 29,000.
Specification: 28.06 g, 0.833 fine silver.
Catalog reference: Dav-2722, KM 317 (formerly C31).
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- Davenport, John S., German Talers, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1965.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- Gernot Schnee, Sächsiche Taler, 1500-1800, Frankfurt Am Main, P. N. Schulten, 1982.
- [1]Tucker, Warren, Scott Cordry and John Kraljevich, Heritage Sale 3010: World Coins, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2010.
Link to:
- MDCCXVII (1717)-IT thaler
- 1755 1½ pfennig
- 1755-S FS thaler, bicentennial of the peace of Augsburg
- 1755-LCK thaler, bicentennial of the peace of Augsburg
- 1755 ducat
- 1757 6 pfennig
- 1759 1½ pfennig
- 1760 pfennig
- 1761 3 pfennig
- 1764 1/24 thaler
- 1764 ⅔ thaler (gulden)
- Saxony 1764-EDC thaler Dav-2681
- Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld 1764-ICE thaler Dav-2751B
- 1765 1/24 thaler
- 1765 thaler
- 1766 ⅓ thaler (half gulden)
- Coins and currency dated 1764
- return to coins of German States, Saxe-Gotha