Owner Comments:
German Talers since 1800 by John S. Davenport
Saxony, Johann Series (1854- 1873).
Davenport 897, Taler, Ausbeutevereinstaler- Mining Taler, 1870 B.
IOHANN V. G. G. KOENIG V. SACHSEN., head to the left, smaller lettering.
SEGEN DES BERGBAUES, crowned and supported arms, EIN THALER 1861 XXX EIN PF. F.
B for Gustav J. Buschik, Mintmaster in Dresden since 1860.
PCGS MS 66.
Davenport 897, KM 1223, Thun 350, J. 128, Schw. 262.
18.5200 g., 0.9000 Silver 0.5359 oz. ASW
Sharp strike, dull luster, patchy patina - spectacular grade.