Hungary 1717-CH PW thaler Dav-1064
This specimen was lot 34861 in Heritage sale 3094 (Chicago, August 2021), where it sold for $4,800. The catalog description[1] noted, "Hungary: Karl VI Taler 1717/6 CH-PW AU58 NGC, Pressburg mint. A most pleasing representative of this fleeting type from Pressburg, often considered the scarcest date and one that only crosses the auction block every few years. Of the small handful offered in recent memory, the specimen at hand, in terms of both quality and impression may be the finest. The struck motifs leave nothing to the imagination, with every detail fully rendered upon the battleship-gray flan, dressed in an array of glassy, gentle iridescence evident upon magnification. A particularly charming offering absolutely deserving of premium bids." This type, struck 1717-18 in several varieties, is very scarce. Hungary in 1717 had been recently reconquered by the Austrians from the Turks but was not part of the Empire. Most of the minting was done at Kremnitz.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: KM 300, Dav-1064, Voglhuber-264/II.
- 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 Sam Spiegel, ANA WFOM World & Ancient Coins Platinum Night Signature Auction #3094, featuring the Cape Coral Collection, the WTR Collection and the Monaco Collection, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2021.
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