Saxony 1765-C pfennig

Sincona sale 38, lot 1234

This specimen was lot 1234 in Sincona sale 38 (Zurich, May 2017), where it sold for 525 CHF (about US$630 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"Sachsen, Kurfürstentum, Friedrich August III. (I.), 1763-1827 1/4 Dukat 1765. C-Dresden Goldabschlag vom Pfennig. Vorzüglich-FDC. (Germany, electorate of Saxony, Frederick August III, 1763-1827, quarter ducat of 1765, Dresden mint, struck on pfennig dies. Extremely fine-uncirculated.)"

The regular issue was a billon one year type. It was converted to copper in 1772.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: normally billon, this specimen gold, 0.86 g.

Catalog reference: Kahnt 1060; KM 980.

Source:

• Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• ^[1]Jürg Richter, Auction 38, Gold Coins and Medals, Zurich: Sincona AG, 2017.

Link to:

• Saxony 1763-FWoF ducat Fr-2847
• 1765 thaler, prize for the mining school
• 1765-EDC thaler
• 1765-EDC thaler, regent Xaver
• 1765-EDC mining thaler
• 1765 double thaler, award for the art and crafts
• Coins and currency dated 1765
• return to coins of German States, Saxony