Austrian Netherlands 1765(a) escalin
This specimen was lot 72528 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2023), where it sold for $264. The catalog description[1] noted, "AUSTRIAN NETHERLANDS. Escalin, 1765. Brussels Mint. Maria Theresa. NGC MS-64. A less common minor, this wholesome near-Gem is replete with a frosty luster and delivers an edifying strike on the flan. A piece that is certain to appeal to any specialist." This type was struck 1751-54 and 1763-68 at Antwerp, Bruges and Brussels. The Brussels mintmark is an angel face, visible at the bottom of the obverse. This is a common date; a double escalin (KM 16) exists but was not struck after 1754.
Recorded mintage: 320,000.
Specification: 5 g, 0.582 fine silver, 24 mm diameter, engraved by Jacques Roëttiers.
Catalog reference: KM-15.
- 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, February 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, featuring the David Sterling Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.
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