Austria 1763 thaler Dav-1121

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Sincona sale 101, lot 3299

This specimen was lot 3299 in Sincona Auction 101 (Zürich, October 2025), where it sold for 350 CHF (about US$528 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"RDR / ÖSTERREICH Maria Theresia, 1740-1780. Taler 1763, Hall. Variante mit kleinem Brustbild. Gutes vorzüglich. Feine Patina. (Holy Roman Empire, Maria Theresia, 1740-80, About Uncirculated, Nicely toned.)"

The type was struck 1751-65 and is fairly common. The first years (1751-53) were struck to the standard of 28.82 g, 0.875 fine silver. After 1765, when Francis I died, all of Maria Theresia's coinage adopted a veiled bust of the empress.

Recorded mintage: unknown but common.

Specification: 14.03 g, 0.833 fine silver, this specimen 28.02 g.

Catalog reference: KM 1816, Moser/Tursky 961. Herinek 458. Dav-1121.

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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