Austria 1760-PR thaler Dav-1159

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Jean Elsen sale 154, lot 1643

This specimen was lot 1643 in Jean Elsen sale 154 (Brussels, March 2023), where it sold for €420 (about US$544 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SAINT EMPIRE, François Ier (1745-1765), AR Taler, 1760 PR, Prague. D/ B. l., dr. et cuir. à d. R/ Aigle impériale couronnée. Nettoyé. Petit défaut de flan. Très Beau à Superbe. (Austria, Francis I, 1745-65, silver thaler of 1760, Prague mint. Obverse: laureate and armored bust to right; reverse: crowned imperial eagle displayed. Cleaned, minor planchet defect, Very Fine - Extremely Fine.)"

This thaler was struck at the Prague mint 1751-65. Similar thalers were also struck at Kremnitz (KB), Hall (HA), Vienna (WI) and Karlsburg (CA).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 28.82 g, 0.875 fine silver, this specimen 27,82 g.

Catalog reference: KM 2038, Her. 153; Eypeltauer 632; Dav-1159.

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]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 154, Trouvaille de Labuissière, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2023.

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