Austria 1717 thaler Dav-1035

Stack's Bowers 2020 ANA sale, lot 22358

This specimen was lot 22358 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Las Vegas, August 2020), where it sold for $456. The catalog description^[1] noted, "AUSTRIA. Taler, 1717. Vienna Mint. Charles VI. NGC AU Details--Tooled. An attractive Taler with sharp design details and deep toning throughout. From the Habsburg Collection." This type was struck 1712-18 and is fairly common.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 28.82 g, 0.875 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM-1522, Dav-1035.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
• Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The August 2020 ANA Auction: World Coins, featuring the Duke of Lansing Collection, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.

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