Austria 1740 6 kreuzer
This specimen was part of lot 3336 in Sincona Auction 109 (Zürich, October 2026), where it sold for 400 CHF (about US$583 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"RDR / ÖSTERREICH Karl VI. 1711-1740. 6 Kreuzer 1740, Hall. 3 Kreuzer 1725, Wien. 3 Kreuzer 1738, Hall. 1 Kreuzer 1737, 1740, Graz. Lot von 5 Exemplaren. Vorzüglich-FDC. (5). (Holy Roman Empire, Charles VI, 1711-40, six kreuzer of 1725, Vienna mint, and three kreuzer of 1725, Vienna mint, and three kreuzer of 1738, Hall mint, and one kreuzers of 1737 and 1740, Graz mint. Lot of five pieces. About Uncirculated.)"
This type was struck at Hall in Tyrol 1724-32, 1735-40 and is common. In the early eighteenth century, one thaler was ninety kreuzer.
Recorded mintage: 362,000.
Specification: 3.42 g, 0.500 fine silver, 26-27 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM 1615, Herinek 683.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- Heinz Moser and Heinz Tursky, Die Munzstatte Hall in Tirol, 2 vols. Innsbruck: Verlag Dr Rudolf Erhad, 1981.
- [1]Richter, Jurg, Michael Hardmeier, Michael Otto, Arne Kirsch, Ruedi Kunzmann and Timur Demirai, SINCONA Auction 109: World and Swiss Coins and Medals, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2026.
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