Saxony 1847-F 2 thaler Dav-874

Ponterio sale 169, lot 10357

photo courtesy Stack's Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 10357 in Ponterio sale 169 (Baltimore, November 2012), where it sold for $1,116. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Saxony-Albertine. 2 Taler, 1847-F. NGC MS-63. Toned." This double thaler was struck in the kingdom of Saxony 1839-54. Most double thalers are rare but this type is fairly common, coming from a silver-producing state. Friedrich August II was king of Saxony 1836-54. Saxon coinage, after a thousand years of minting, ceased in 1918 with the collapse of the second Reich.

Recorded mintage: 147,000.

Specification: 37.12 g, 0.900 fine silver.

Catalog reference: Dav-874; KM-1149.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Davenport, John S., European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
• Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 169: The November 2012 Baltimore Auction, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers, LLC, 2012.

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