Saxe-Coburg-Gotha 1841-G 2 thaler Dav-819

Kunker sale 263, part of lot 1340

This specimen was part of lot 1340 in Künker sale 263 (Osnabrück, June 2015), which sold for €1,100 (about US$1,421 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"SACHSEN-COBURG UND GOTHA, HERZOGTUM Ernst I. 1826-1844. Vereinsdoppeltaler 1841, 1842. 2 Stück., Kl. Randfehler (1x), sehr schön. (Germany, duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Ernest I, 1826-44, double union thaler of 1841 and 1842, two pieces, one with an edge crack, very fine.)"

In 1826, the duke exchanged Saalfeld for Gotha and assumed the title of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. This is the first double thaler from the new state. Ernest's younger son Albert married queen Victoria of Britain and became Prince Consort.

Recorded mintage: 10,700.

Specification: 37.12 g, .900 fine silver.

Catalog reference: Dav-819; AKS 70; Kahnt 492; Thun 362, KM 96.

Source:

• ^[1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Catalog 263, The Friedrich Popken collection of gold and silver coinages | Coins and Medals from Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. the collection of Ernst Otto Horn, part III, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2015.
• 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.

Link to:

• 1835 thaler
• 1841-G thaler
• 1842 ducat
• Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen 1843 2 thaler Dav-718
• 1843-G double thaler
• 1847-F double thaler
• Coins and currency dated 1841
• return to coins of German States, Saxe-Coburg-Gotha