Austria 1756 thaler Dav-1112
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This specimen was lot 46038 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Oklahoma City, OK, August 2025), where it sold for $264. The catalog description[1] noted, "AUSTRIA. Holy Roman Empire. Taler, 1756. Vienna Mint. Maria Theresa. PCGS Genuine--Mount Removed, AU Details. From the Cookie Family Collection." This type was struck 1754-65 to the convention standard and is common. The Vienna mint struck other thalers with the bust of Maria Theresia's husband, emperor Francis I. After Francis' death in 1765, the thalers of Maria Theresia were revised to depict her with a veil.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 28.06 g, 0.833 fine silver.
Catalog reference: Dav-1112; KM-1817.
- 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.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, August 2025 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, featuring The Richard August Collection and the Richard Margolis Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.
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