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August 2021 ANA Auction 16-21 Aug 2021
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GERMANY. Saxony. 2 Talers, 1854-F. Dresden Mint. Friedrich August II. PCGS PROOF-65 Gold Shield.
Dav-880; KM-1183. Struck to commemorate the death of King Friedrich August II. Carefully kept for ages, this commemorative type displays definite reflective qualities in the fields, while the designs are impressively crisp. A unique and vivid mixture of tone that is situated mostly around the edges on the obverse, and over the entirety of the reverse, suggests long-term placement in a collector's cabinet. As the only example of this type designated as a proof by PCGS, and the finest graded between PCGS or NGC, a coin that is sure to prized for many more ages to come.
Estimate: $3000 - $6000
Dav-880; KM-1183. Struck to commemorate the death of King Friedrich August II. Carefully kept for ages, this commemorative type displays definite reflective qualities in the fields, while the designs are impressively crisp. A unique and vivid mixture of tone that is situated mostly around the edges on the obverse, and over the entirety of the reverse, suggests long-term placement in a collector's cabinet. As the only example of this type designated as a proof by PCGS, and the finest graded between PCGS or NGC, a coin that is sure to prized for many more ages to come.
Estimate: $3000 - $6000