Bohemia 1717 thaler Dav-1071

Heritage sale 3042, lot 32485

photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries

This specimen was lot 32485 in Heritage sale 3042 (Long Beach, September 2015), where it sold for $1,175. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Prague. Karl VI Taler 1717 MS62 NGC, Prague mint. A laudable Taler struck on roller dies from this smaller provincial mint. Every detail in the Emperor's wig is well defined."

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: KM 1497 (listed under Bohemia), Dav-1071.

Source:

• Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
• 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.
• ^[1]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and David Michaels, Heritage World Coin Auction 3042, featuring the Read and Bob Bennett Collections, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2015.

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