Silesia 1717 thaler Dav-1093

Heritage sale 3021, lot 20063

This specimen was lot 20063 in Heritage sale 3021 (New York, January 2013), where it sold for $1,116.25. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Breslau. Karl VI Taler 1717, MS61 NGC, an attractive coin with aged silvery-gray patina, minor haymarking in the open fields. Scarce type struck in the modern day Polish city of Wroclaw." This type was struck 1715-18 and is fairly common. Similar types were issued by Vienna, Hall and St. Veit.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: Dav-1093, KM801.3 (listed under German States, Silesia).

Source:

• Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
• Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• ^[1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and David Michaels, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3021, featuring the Cecil Webster, Richard P. Ariagno and Elizabeth McPhall Charters Collection, Dallas: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2012.

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