Austria 1762-HA 1/2 thaler

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Jean Elsen sale 154, lot 1645

This specimen was lot 1645 in Jean Elsen sale 154 (Brussels, March 2023), where it sold for €140 (about US$181 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SAINT EMPIRE, François Ier (1745-1765), AR demi-Taler, 1762 HA, Hall. D/ B. l., dr. et cuir. à d. R/ Aigle impériale couronnée. Très Beau. (Austria, Francis I, 1745-65, silver half thaler of 1762, Hall mint. Obverse: laureate and armored bust to right; reverse: crowned imperial eagle displayed. Very Fine.)"

This half thaler was struck for Francis I 1751-65 at Vienna, Hall (shown here), Kremnitz, Karlsburg and Graz. Similar half thalers were struck with the bust of Maria Theresia.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 14.03 g, 0.833 fine silver, 35 mm diameter, this specimen 13,96 g.

Catalog reference: KM 2036, Her. 203; M.T. 997.

Source:

  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • 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]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 154, Trouvaille de Labuissière, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2023.

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