Pfalz 1773-AS 1/2 thaler
This specimen was lot 1351 in SINCONA Auction 97 (Zürich, May 2025), where it sold for 525 CHF (about US$762 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"DEUTSCHLAND Pfalz-Kurlinie, Karl Theodor, 1742-1799. 1/2 Konventionstaler 1773, Mannheim. Stempelschneider Anton Schäfer. Gutes vorzüglich. Herrliche Patina. (Germany, electorate of Pfalz, Charles Theodore, 1742-99, half thaler of 1773, Mannheim mint. About Uncirculated, Most attractively toned.)"
This type was struck 1773-76 and is fairly expensive. The Palatinate and Bavaria were merged when the last elector of Bavaria died in 1777. Most of the Palatinate was occupied and then annexed by France during the Revolution.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specifications: 14.03 g, 0.833 fine silver, this specimen 13.99 g.
Catalog reference: KM 444, Haas 104. Slg. Memmesheimer 2519.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [1]Richter, Jurg, SINCONA Auction 97: World and Swiss Coins and Medals, SINCONA Bullion Auction, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2025.
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