Bohemia 1745 1/2 thaler
This specimen was lot 2904 in Sincona sale 77 (Zürich, May 2022), where it sold for 700 CHF (about US$850 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE - AUSTRIA. Maria Theresia, 1740-1780. 1/2 Taler 1745, Prag. Jahreszahl im Stempel aus 1744 geändert. Selten. Sehr schön. Leicht justiert. (Holy Roman Empire, Maria Theresia, 1740-80, half thaler of 1745, Prague mint, 1745/4 overdate. Rare, Very fine, Minor adjustment marks.)"
This type was struck in Prague in 1742-45. It is scarce, verging on rare. The reverse is different from the half thaler struck in Vienna. The subsequent type was struck to the convention standard (14.03 g, 0.833 fine silver).
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 14.40 g, 0.875 fine silver, this specimen 14.17 g.
Catalog reference: KM 738 (listed under Bohemia), Dietiker 1075. Herinek 685.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- Herinek, Gerhard, Austria Münzkatalog: Munzen ab 1745 und Banknoten ab 1759, 49. Auflage, Vienna: Christine Steyrer Verlag, 2022.
- [1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 77, World Coins and Medals, Bullion Auction, Coins and Medals of Switzerland, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2022.
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