Hungary 1739-KB 1/2 thaler
The first specimen was lot 4010 in Sincona sale 39 (Zürich, May 2017), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,
"HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE - AUSTRIA, Karl VI. 1711-1740 Halbtaler 1739. Kremnitz. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. (Holy Roman Empire, Charles VI, 1711-40, half thaler of 1739, Kremnitz mint. Very fine-extremely fine.)"
The second specimen was lot 3178 in Steve Album Auction 53 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2025), where it sold for $240. The catalog description[2] noted, "HUNGARY: Karl III, 1711-1740, AR 1/2 thaler, Kremnitz, 1739, an attractive lustrous example, PCGS graded AU53." This type was struck in small numbers 1733-40 yet has a modest catalog value. Another half thaler of 1739 (KM 320) was a product of the Nagybanya mint.
Recorded mintage: 12,000.
Specification: 14.41 g, 0.875 fine silver, 35 mm diameter, edge lettered CONSTATER CONTINET ORBEM; this specimen is 14.34 g.
Catalog reference: KM 313, Herinek 555. Huszar 1614.
- 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 53, featuring Selections from the Dr. Robert A. Rosenfeld, Almer H. Orr III, Dr. Dirk Loer and Joe Sedillot Collections, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2025.
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