Hungary 1744-KB thaler Dav-1128
This specimen was lot 4140 in Goldberg sale 80 (Los Angeles, June 2014), where it sold for $1,058. The catalog description[1] noted, "Hungary. Taler, 1744-KB. Maria Theresia, 1740-1780. Beautiful original example with full mint luster and lovely steel gray toning. NGC graded MS-62." Despite being a two year type (1744-45), it is listed as one of the more common thalers of the period. The SCWC correctly catalogs this under Hungary, not Austria. Hungary was reconquered by the Austrians from the Turks by 1700 but was never part of the Empire. Maria Theresia was queen of Hungary but never Holy Roman Emperor (being female); her portrait appears on a long series of Hungarian thalers (Dav-1125, -1125A, -1125B, -1126, -1127, -1128, -1129, -1130, -1131, -1132).
Recorded mintage: 847,000 (includes Dav-1126, Dav-1127 and Dav-1128).
Specification: 28.82 g, 0.875 fine silver, .810 troy oz ASW.
Catalog reference: Dav-1128, KM-337.1.
- 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.
- Herinek, Gerhard, Austria Münzkatalog: Munzen ab 1745 und Banknoten ab 1759, 49. Auflage, Vienna: Christine Steyrer Verlag, 2022.
- [1]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, Aleeza Brown, Yifu Che, Frank Draskovic and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 80: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2014.
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