Austria 1769-ICSK thaler Dav-1115
This specimen was lot 21027 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Las Vegas, August 2020), where it sold for $1,560. The catalog description[1] noted, "AUSTRIA. Taler, 1769-IC SK. Vienna Mint. Maria Theresia. NGC MS-63+. The single finest certified of the Davenport number on either the NGC or PCGS population reports. A bright and lustrous survivor of this popular type with flashy brilliant surfaces and frosty devices, all slightly subdued by light parchment tone. A superior piece to most examples encountered on the market with good eye appeal, sure to see spirited bidding. From the Habsburg Collection." This type was struck at Vienna 1767-72 and is common. It is a close relative of the famous "Maria Theresia" thaler first struck in Burgau in 1780.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 28.06 g, 0.833 fine silver.
Catalog reference: Dav-1115; KM 1849.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The August 2020 ANA Auction: World Coins, featuring the Duke of Lansing Collection, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.
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