Austria 1768-A 1/2 thaler

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Jean Elsen sale 154, lot 1650

This specimen was lot 1650 in Jean Elsen sale 154 (Brussels, March 2023), where it sold for €7,500 (about US$9,711 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SAINT EMPIRE, Joseph II (1765-1790), AR demi-Taler, 1768 A, Vienne. D/ B. l., dr. et cuir. à d. R/ Aigle impériale éployée. De la plus haute rareté. Nettoyé. Fines griffes. Superbe. Le seul demi-Taler frappé pendant la corégence de Joseph II. (Austria, Joseph II, 1765-80, silver half thaler of 1768, Vienna mint. Obverse: laureate and armored bust to right; reverse: crowned imperial eagle displayed. Extremely rare, cleaned, fine scratches, Extremely Fine. This is the only half thaler struck while Joseph II was co-ruler.)"

This example realized 38 times the catalog value.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 14.07 g, 0.833 fine silver, this specimen 13,91 g.

Catalog reference: KM 2072, Her. -; Eypeltauer 823.

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

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