Austria 1655 thaler Dav-3183

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Heritage sale 3024, lot 23104
photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries

This specimen was lot 23104 in Heritage sale 3023 (Chicago, April 2013), where it sold for $1,997.50. The catalog description[1] noted, "Ferdinand III Taler 1655 Vienna, MS63 NGC, extremely sharp with aged silvery-gray patina, a handsome 17th century Taler." This thaler, which is fairly common, is listed in the SCWC for 1652-55.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: Dav-3183, KM 977.

Source:

  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1600-1700, Galesburg, IL, 1974.
  • [1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and David Michaels, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3024, featuring the Kairos and Elizabeth McPhall Charters Collections, Dallas: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2013.

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