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[[Image:Sincona 101-3299.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 101, lot 3299]]

This specimen was lot 3299 in Sincona Auction 101 (Zürich, October 2025), where it sold for 350 CHF (about US$528 including buyers' fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''RDR / ÖSTERREICH Maria Theresia, 1740-1780. Taler 1763, Hall. Variante mit kleinem Brustbild. Gutes vorzüglich. Feine Patina.'' ([[Austria|Holy Roman Empire]], Maria Theresia, 1740-80, About Uncirculated, Nicely toned.)"</blockquote> The type was struck 1751-65 and is fairly common. The first years (1751-53) were struck to the standard of 28.82 g, 0.875 fine silver. After 1765, when Francis I died, all of Maria Theresia's coinage adopted a veiled bust of the empress.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown but common.

''Specification:'' 14.03 g, 0.833 fine silver, this specimen 28.02 g. 

''Catalog reference:'' KM 1816, Moser/Tursky 961. Herinek 458. [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-1121]]. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Craig, William D., ''[[Germany|Germanic]] Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II,'' Mountain View, CA: 1954. 
* Davenport, John S., ''European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed.,'' London: Spink & Son, 1964. 
* Herinek, Gerhard, ''Austria Münzkatalog: Munzen ab 1745 und Banknoten ab 1759, 49. Auflage,'' Vienna: Christine Steyrer Verlag, 2022.
* Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
* Heinz Moser and Heinz Tursky, ''Die Munzstatte Hall in Tirol,'' 2 vols. Innsbruck: Verlag Dr Rudolf Erhad, 1981.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jurg, ''SINCONA Auction 101: World Coins, Medals and Banknotes, Swiss Confederate Coins, Medals and Banknotes, Shooting Coins and Medals,'' Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2025.

''Link to:''
* [[Austria 1762 thaler Dav-1121|1762 thaler, Hall mint, Maria Theresia]]
* [[Austria 1763-GR 17 kreuzer KM-1795|1763-GR 17 kreuzer, Francis I, Graz mint]]
* [[Austria 1763-KB 20 kreuzer|1763-KB 20 kreuzer, Kremnitz mint, Francis I]]
* [[Austria 1763-KB 1/2 thaler|1763-KB half thaler, Kremnitz mint, Francis I]]
* [[Austria 1763-HA 1/2 thaler|1763-HA half thaler, Hall mint, Francis I]]
* [[Austria 1763 1/2 thaler KM-1821|1763 half thaler, Hall mint, Maria Theresia]]
* [[Austria 1763-KB thaler Dav-1157|1763-KB thaler, Kremnitz mint, Francis I]]
* [[Austria 1763-IZV thaler Dav-1154|1763-IZV thaler, Vienna mint, Francis I]]
* [[Austria 1764 1/2 thaler KM-1822|1764 half thaler, Vienna mint, Maria Theresia]]
* [[Austria 1764 thaler Dav-1121|1764 thaler, Hall mint, Maria Theresia]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1763]]

[[Category: Silver thalers of Germany]][[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 99, 100, 101, 102]]