Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach 1764-K FS thaler Dav-2759

Kunker sale 263, lot 1305

This specimen was lot 1305 in Künker sale 263 (Osnabrück, June 2015), where it sold for €3,200 (about US$4,134 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"HERZOGTUM, SACHSEN-WEIMAR-EISENACH, AB 1815 GROSSHERZOGTUM Anna Amalia, 1758-1775, Regentin. Konv.-Taler 1764, Eisenach. Kabinettstück. Prachtvolle Patina, min. Stempelfehler, vorzüglich-Stempelglanz. (Germany, duchy of Saze-Weimar-Eisenach, regent Anna Amalia, 1758-75, convention thaler of 1764, Eisenach mint. Outstanding cabinet toning, minimal adjustment marks, extremely fine to uncirculated.)"

This scarce type was issued in several varieties and is accompanied by an equally rare gold five thalers (Fr-3043). It is the last thaler struck for this locale in the eighteenth century.

Recorded mintage: 1,875 (all varieties).

Specification: 28.06 g, .833 fine silver.

Catalog reference: Dav-2759; Schnee 396, KM 126.2.

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, 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.

Link to:

• 1755-S FS thaler, Friedrich III von Gotha
• 1758 6 pfennig
• Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach 1763 1/2 thaler KM-124 = gulden
• Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach 1764-K FS 1/2 thaler KM-125.2 = gulden
• 1764 5 thaler
• Coins and currency dated 1764
• return to coins of German States, Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach