⅓ Thaler - Frederick August II King's Death

Features

Issuer	Kingdom of Saxony (Albertinian Line) (German States)
King	Frederick Augustus II (Friedrich August II) (1836-1854)
Type	Circulating commemorative coins
Year	1854
Value	⅓ Thaler = 1⁄42 Cologne Mark (⅓ Thaler = 1⁄42 Feine Mark)
Currency	Thaler (1839-1873)
Composition	Silver (.667)
Weight	8.352 g
Diameter	28 mm
Thickness	1.9 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 26845
References	AKS# 119 Paul Arnold, Harald Küthmann, Dirk Steinhilber; 2022. Großer deutscher Münzkatalog: von 1800 bis heute = Great German Coin Catalog (37^th Edition). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany. , Jaeg 10 SW# 93 Kurt Jaeger, Jens-Uwe Rixen; 1969. Die Münzprägungen der deutschen Staaten vor Einführung der Reichswährung / Band 10. Königreich Sachsen, 1806-1873, und Herzogtum Warschau, 1810-1815. Munzen & Medaillen, Basel, Switzerland. , KM# 1179 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , Kahnt/Schön# 134 Helmut Kahnt, Günter Schön; 2016. Weltmünzkatalog / 19. Jahrhundert: 1801-1900 = World Coin Catalog (17^th Edition). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany.

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Commemorative issue

Death of King Friedrich August II

Obverse

Bust of Friedrich August II on the right, legend around it. Automatically translated

Script: Latin

Lettering:
FRIEDRICH AUGUST II*KOENIG VON SACHSEN
† D.9.AUG.1854

Engraver: Ernst Wilhelm Ulbricht

Reverse

Text inside a crown. Automatically translated

Script: Latin

Lettering:
ER SAETE GERECHTIGKEIT UND ERNTETE LIEBE
HOS.X.12.

Engraver: Ferdinand Helfricht

Edge

Inscripted

Lettering: XLII *EINE*FEINE*MARK* ... ( F ) ...

Mint

Dresden, Germany

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Date			Mintage		VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
1854			29 000						$ 62	$ 150

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Bullion value: USD 12.26 Search tips

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Actual silver weight: 0.179 oz

Current silver price: 68.46 USD/oz (see silver price

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Grade	Sold price
	Heritage Auctions 2024 March 25 Spotlight: German States Showcase Auction 61368 Lot 24165	25 Mar 2024	UNC (NGC MS64)	USD 169.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 70 Lot 50	13 Nov 2022	UNC	USD 57.75 (EUR 50.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Katz Coins Notes & Supplies Corp.
	Heritage Auctions 2022 May 29 The Kansas Collection of German Coins Showcase Auction 61272 Lot 97276	29 May 2022	UNC (NGC MS62)	USD 139.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 141 Lot 1492	25 Oct 2024	AU	USD 62.37 (EUR 54.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Katz Coins Notes & Supplies Corp.