Austria 1855-A thaler Dav-17
This specimen was lot 33384 in Heritage sale 3106 (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $2,640. The catalog description[1] noted, "Austria. Franz Joseph I Taler 1855-A MS65 NGC, Vienna mint. An absolute Gem shimmering glassy elements in the peripheries and hints of lapis lazuli in the steely-golden fields. Topped by a single MS65+ in NGC's census." This type was struck at Vienna (shown here) and Kremnitz (mintmark "B") in 1853-56. It is the last full weight thaler. Subsequent thalers were struck to the vereinsthaler standard (18.52 g, 0.900 fine). After 1867, Bismarck forced Austria out of German affairs and the Hapsburgs thereafter had little reason to conform to German monetary conventions. The thaler was dropped after 1868 and in 1892 the corona was adopted.
Recorded mintage: unknown but somewhat scarce.
Specification: 25.99 g, 0.900 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM 2243.1, Dav-17.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns and Talers, Since 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, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Veselý, Roman, Mince a medaile, 19. století, František II ab Karel I, Prague: Aurea Numismatika, 2020.
- [1]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, 2023 January 17 - 18 NYINC World & Ancient Coins Signature Auction #3106, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2022.
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