Austria 1753-HA thaler Dav-1155

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Sincona sale 101, lot 3315

This specimen was lot 3315 in Sincona Auction 101 (Zürich, October 2025), where it sold for 850 CHF (about US$1,281 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"RDR / ÖSTERREICH Franz I. 1745-1765. Taler 1753, Hall. Selten in dieser Erhaltung. Fast FDC. Herrliche Patina. (Holy Roman Empire, Francis I, 1745-65, thaler of 1753, Hall mint. Rare in this condition, About Mint State, Most attractively toned.)"

On the death of Charles VI in 1740, the redoubtable Maria Theresia was crowned Archduchess of Austria and queen of Hungary but, being a woman, could not be given the imperial crown. Therefore, after much debate and a war fomented by Frederick the Great of Prussia, her husband Francis of Lorraine was crowned Holy Roman Emperor in 1745. This thaler was issued 1751-65 from the Hall mint and is common.

Recorded mintage: unknown but common for the series.

Specification: 28.06 g, 0.833 fine silver, this specimen 28.12 g.

Catalog reference: KM 2038, Moser/Tursky 979. Herinek 130. Dav-1155.

Source:

  • 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.
  • Herinek, Gerhard, Austria Münzkatalog: Munzen ab 1745 und Banknoten ab 1759, 49. Auflage, Vienna: Christine Steyrer Verlag, 2022.
  • 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, SINCONA Auction 101: World Coins, Medals and Banknotes, Swiss Confederate Coins, Medals and Banknotes, Shooting Coins and Medals, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2025.

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