Austria 1757 thaler Dav-1121

Stack's Bowers 2023 ANA sale, lot 53641

This specimen was lot 53641 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Pittsburgh, PA, August 2023), where it sold for $288. The catalog description^[1] noted, "AUSTRIA. Holy Roman Empire. Taler, 1757. Hall Mint. Maria Theresa. NGC AU Details--Obverse Scratched. From the Augustana Collection." This convention thaler (28.06 g) was struck 1751-65, at Hall concurrent with a convention thaler of Francis I (Dav-1155) and a reichs thaler (28.82 g) of Maria Theresia (Dav-1120).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 28.06 g, 0.833 fine silver.

Catalog reference: Dav-1121; KM-1816.

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.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, August 2023 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

Link to:

• 1756 thaler, Hall mint, Maria Theresia
• 1757 kreuzer, Hall mint
• 1757-HA thaler, Hall mint, Francis I
• 1757 thaler, Prague mint
• 1757-PR thaler, Prague mint, Francis I
• 1757-KB thaler, Kremnitz mint, Francis I
• 1757-WI ducat, Francis I, Vienna mint
• 1759 thaler, Hall mint, Maria Theresia
• Coins and currency dated 1757