Basel 1786-H 1/2 thaler
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This specimen was lot 44018 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2019), where it sold for $660. The catalog description[1] noted, "SWITZERLAND. Basel. 1/2 Taler, 1786. NGC AU-58. Gorgeously toned in rainbow-hued shades with just a hint of highpoint friction atop that basilisk and city-view motifs that prevent Mint State certification." This type was struck 1785-86 along with a thaler (KM-179).
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: KM-178.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- Richter, Jürg, and Ruedi Kunzmann, Neuer HMZ-Katalog, Band 2: Die Münzen der Schweiz und Liechtensteins 15//16. Jahrhundert bis Gegenwart, Regenstauf, Germany: H. Gietl Verlag GmbH, 2006.
- Winterstein, Christian, Die Taler Von Basel, Basel: Schweizerischer Bankverein Basel, 1983.
- [1]Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio, Matt Orsini and Cris Chatigny, The January 2019 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2018.
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