Salzburg 1766 1/4 thaler
This specimen was lot 1551 in Sincona sale 76 (Zürich, May 2022), where it sold for 750 CHF (about US$910 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE - AUSTRIA. Salzburg, Erzbistum. Sigismund von Schrattenbach, 1753-1771. 1/4 Konventionstaler 1766, Salzburg. Selten in dieser Erhaltung. Vorzüglich-FDC. NGC MS62. Hübsche Patina. (archbishopric of Salzburg, Sigismund von Schrattenbach, 1753-1771, quarter convention thaler of 1766, Salzburg mint. Rare in this condition, Extremely fine-uncirculated, Attractively toned.)"
This one year type is scarce but not rare. It accompanied a half thaler (KM 415), thaler (KM 402) and ducat (KM 407).
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 7.01 g, 0.833 fine silver, this specimen 6.96 g.
Catalog reference: KM 414, Zöttl 3028. Probszt 2313.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- Helmut Zöttl, Salzburg Münzen und Medaillen, 1500-1810, 2 vols. Salzburg: Verlag Fruhwald, 2008.
- [1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 76, The Annemarie and Gerd Köhlmoos Collection, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2022.
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