Hungary 1741-KB thaler Dav-1125B

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Stack's Bowers 2023 NYINC sale, lot 42058
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This specimen was lot 42058 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $660. The catalog description[1] noted, "HUNGARY. Taler, 1741-KB. Kremnica Mint. Maria Theresia. NGC AU-53. Variety with MA and HUN: BO in obverse legend. From the Augustana Collection." This type was struck in several varieties for the young queen 1741-43. Hungary stood by Maria Theresia during the War of the Austrian Succession, where Frederick the Great of Prussia invaded and annexed Silesia.

Recorded mintage: 620,000 (including Dav-1125A).

Specification: 28.82 g, 0.875 fine silver.

Catalog reference: Dav-1125B; KM-328.3.

Source:

  • 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The January 2023 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Taraszka Collection and the Mark and Dottie Salton Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.

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