The Silver Dollars of '60
Saxony Thaler, 1560

Owner Comments:

I managed to find another '60 silver crown from the 16th Century, a thaler from Saxony, depicting the Elector, Augustus who reigned from 1553 -1586. In 1560 Augustus founded the Dresden Kunstkammer, one of the worlds oldest museums, from his extensive collection of armor, weapons, painting and tools. This thaler was minted in Dresden under the mintmaster Hans Biener. It has rich bronze toning and I can clearly see that the obverse has a convex surface and the reverse is concave. I suspect that a rocker press struck this one due to the coin's curve and evidence of multiple impressions.

Slabbed purchase in July of 2016 from eBay.