Burgau 1780-SF thaler Dav-1151
The first specimen was lot 4067 in Sincona sale 39 (Zürich, May 2017), where it sold for 100 CHF (about US$120 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE - AUSTRIA, Maria Theresia, 1740-1780 Konventionstaler 1780. Günzburg Mit S.F. unter dem Brustbild. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. (Holy Roman Empire, Maria Theresia, 1740-80, convention thaler of 1780, Günzburg mint, with 'S. F.' under the bust. Very fine-extremely fine.)"
This one year type is the original of the famous "Maria Theresia" thaler restruck in the hundreds of millions. It is a product of the Günzburg mint in Burgau. The second specimen was lot 759 in Steve Album Auction 54 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2026), where it sold for $312. The catalog description[2] noted, "AUSTRIA: Maria Theresa, 1740-1780, AR thaler, Milan, 1780, Hafner-35, initials ST-SF, minted from 1790-1802, rare, VF."
Recorded mintage: unknown but fairly common.
Specification: 28.06 g, 0.833 fine silver, .751 troy oz ASW; the first specimen is 27.98 g.
Catalog reference: KM 23 (listed under Burgau), Herinek 510. Dav-1151A.
- Herinek, Gerhard, Austria Münzkatalog: Munzen ab 1745 und Banknoten ab 1759, 49. Auflage, Vienna: Christine Steyrer Verlag, 2022.
- 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]Jürg Richter, Auction 39, World coins and medals, coins and medals from Switzerland, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2017.
- [2]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Hanbing Feng, Auction 54, featuring selections from the Kenneth A. Bovenkamp Collection of Ottoman Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2025.
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