Olmutz 1734 1/2 thaler
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This specimen was lot 2987 in Stephen Album sale 50 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2024), where it sold for $1,440. The catalog description[1] noted, "OLMÜTZ: Wolfgang von Schrattenbach, 1711-1738, AR 1/2 thaler, 1734, lightly cleaned with small scratches, mount removed, great strike, XF, ex NASCA Auction, June 10, 1977, Lot 343 (with tag), ex William McNally Collection." This type was struck 1727-37 and, while not common, is more available than the very rare 1720.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 14.41 g, 0.875 fine silver, this specimen 13.92 g.
Catalog reference: KM-424 (formerly KM 140).
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 50, featuring selections from the Dr. Robert A. Rosenfeld Collection, the Hakim Hamidi Collection, the Almer H. Orr III Collection and the Solar Collection, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2024.
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