Regensburg 1784-KB 1/2 thaler

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Künker sale 405, lot 3303

This specimen was lot 3303 in Künker sale 405 (Osnabrück, March 2024), where it sold for €850 (about US$1,115 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"DIE REICHSSTADT REGENSBURG. DIE ZEIT DES KAISERS JOSEF II., 1765-1790. Kurant- und Scheidemünzen aus der Zeit des Kaisers Josef II. ½ Konv.-Taler 1784, mit Titel Josefs II. Münzmeister Georg Christoph Busch. Stempel­schneider Johann Nikolaus Körnlein. Laut Münzakten nur 1.280 Stück geprägt. Prachtexemplar. Hübsche Patina, vorzüglich-Stempelglanz. (city of Regensburg, half convention thaler of 1784, struck in the name of Joseph II. Only 1,280 pieces struck, cabinet example, handsome patina, extremely fine to uncirculated.)"

Recorded mintage: 1,280.

Specification: 14.03 g, 0.833 fine silver, this specimen 13,96 g.

Catalog reference: KM 446, Beckenbauer 7208 (this example); Slg. Bach (Auktion Künker 238) 4895.

Source:

  • 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]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 405: Coins of the Bishopric and City of Regensburg - A significant special collection, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2024.

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