Bohemia 1718 1/2 thaler KM-688

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Künker Auction 441, lot 4825

This specimen was lot 4825 in Künker sale 441 (Osnabrück, March 2026), where it sold for €380 (about US$523 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH, Karl VI., 1711-1740. 1/2 Reichstaler 1718, Kuttenberg. Münzmeister Johann Franz Weyer. R Winz. Schrötlingsfehler, sehr schön-vorzüglich. Aus der Sammlung Kommerzialrat Dr. Herbert Wenzel, Wien. (Holy Roman Empire, Charles VI, 1711-40, half thaler of 1718, Kuttenberg mint. Rare, minor planchet defects, very fine to extremely fine.)"

This half thaler was struck 1717-26. It is one of the last products of this mint before it was closed in 1727 when the ore gave out.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 14.2-14.3 g, silver, this specimen 14,29 g.

Catalog reference: KM 688, Dietiker 1001; Halacka 1858.

Sources:

  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Frühjahrs-Auktion 441: Orders and Decorations from the Estate of Wilhelm, Duke of Bavaria (1752–1837), among others | Coins and Medals from the Middle Ages and Modern times, particularly Denmark, Habsburg, Norway, and Saxony, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2026.

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