Schwarzenberg 1741-B thaler Dav-2775
This specimen was lot 1564 in Sincona sale 76 (Zürich, May 2022), where it sold for 10,000 CHF (about US$12,138 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE - AUSTRIA. Schwarzenberg, Fürstentum. Josef Adam, 1732-1782. Taler 1741, Wien. Stempelschneider Matthias Donner. Münzmeister Joseph Kaschnitz von Wainberg. Sehr selten, besonders in dieser Erhaltung. Vorzüglich-FDC. NGC MS62. Prachtexemplar mit herrlicher Patina. (Austria, principality of Schwarzenberg, Joseph Adam, 1732-82, thaler of 1741, Vienna mint. Very rare, especially in this condition, Extremely fine-uncirculated, Cabinet piece with brilliant patina.)"
The SCWC also notes a quarter thaler, a double ducat, a triple ducat and a ten ducat from this prince in 1741. The mint right was granted to the prince for his services to the emperor. Schwarzenberg was wedged between Wurzburg and Bayreuth and passed to Bavaria in 1806.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 29.17 g.
Catalog reference: KM 46, Tannich 39. Dav-2775.
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- 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.
- [1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 76, The Annemarie and Gerd Köhlmoos Collection, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2022.
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