View source for Austria 1838-A thaler Dav-14

[[Image:Austria S63-1626.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 63, lot 1626]]

This specimen was lot 1626 in Sincona sale 63 (Zürich, June 2020), where it sold for 180 CHF (about US$226 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE - AUSTRIA, Ferdinand I. 1835-1848. Taler 1838 A, Wien. Fast vorzüglich/vorzüglich mit Prägeglanz. Kleine Kratzer.'' (empire of [[Austria]], Ferdinand I, 1835-48, thaler of 1838, Vienna mint. About extremely fine/extremely fine with mint luster, Small scratches.)"</blockquote> This type was struck 1837-48 at A, M. This 1838-A is slightly better.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' 28.06 g, 0.833 fine silver, this specimen 28.09 g. 

''Catalog reference:'' KM 2240, Herinek 135. Kahnt 345, [[silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-14]].

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, ''Sincona sale 63: Gold and Silver Coins and Medals, SINCONA Bullion Auction,'' Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2020.
* Craig, William D., ''[[Germany|Germanic]] Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II,'' Mountain View, CA: 1954.
* Davenport, John S., ''European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed.,'' London: Spink & Son, 1964. 
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

''Link to:''
* [[Austria 1837-A 3 kreuzer|1837-A 3 kreuzer]]
* [[Austria 1838-A ducat Fr-481|1838-A ducat]]
* [[Austria 1838-A 4 ducats Fr-480|1838 4 ducats]]
* [[Austria 1841-A thaler Dav-14|1841-A thaler]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1838]]

[[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 63, 64]][[Category: Silver thalers of Germany]]