Hungary 1734-KB 1/2 thaler
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This specimen was lot 4620 in Künker sale 406 (Osnabrück, March 2024), where it sold for €1,500 (about US$1,968 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH, Karl VI. 1711-1740. 1/2 Reichstaler 1734, KB, Kremnitz. In US-Plastikholder der NGC mit der Bewertung MS 63 (6643509-002). Prachtexemplar. Herrliche Patina, fast Stempelglanz. (Austria, Charles VI, 1711-40, half thaler of 1734, Kremnitz mint. Graded MGC MS-63, cabinet example, superb patina, about extremely fine.)"
This type was struck 1733-40 and is common.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 14.40 g.
Catalog reference: KM 313, Herinek 551.
- 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, Katalog 406: Gold Coins | Coins and Medals from the Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. Löwenstein-Wertheim | German Coins after 1871, a. o. Patterns from the Coenen Collection, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2024.
Link to:
- 1722-KB half thaler
- 1734-NB quarter thaler
- 1738-KB half thaler
- Coins and currency dated 1734
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