View source for Hall 1746-CGL thaler Dav-2279

[[Image:Hall 1746 thaler Sincona 11-1007.jpg|600px|thumb|Sincona sale 11, lot 1007]]
[[Image:Swabian Hall 1746 thaler obv JElsen 265-747.jpg|300px|thumb|Jean Elsen list 265, lot 747]]
[[Image:Swabian Hall 1746 thaler rev JElsen 265-747.jpg|300px|thumb]]
[[Image:Hall 1786.jpg|450px|thumb|Schwabisch Hall in 1786]]

The first specimen was lot 1007 in Sincona sale 11 (Zürich, May 2013), where it sold for 1,500 CHF (about US$1,857 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''DEUTSCHLAND Schwäbisch Hall, Stadt Taler 1746, Nürnberg. Titel Franz I. Gutes vorzüglich.'' ([[Germany]], city of Hall (Swabia), thaler of 1746, Nurnberg mint, in the name of Francis I, good extremely fine.)"</blockquote> The second specimen was lot 747 in Jean Elsen list 265 (Brussels, July-September 2013) where it was offered for €750 (about US$990 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[2]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''ALLEMAGNE, SCHWÄBISCH HALL, Ville libre, AR Taler, 1746, Nuremberg. Au titre de François Ier. Tranche laurée. Droit: B. l., dr et cuirassé de l'empereur à droite. Revers: Trois écus reliés par un ruban, l'écu impérial posé sur deux rameaux de laurier. Très Beau à Superbe.'' ([[Germany]], city of Hall in Swabia, silver thaler of 1746, Nurnberg mint, in the name of Francis I, laureate edge. Obverse: draped, cuirassed bust of the emperor to right; reverse: three shields tied with a ribbon, the imperial arms resting on two laurel branches. Very fine to extremely fine.)"</blockquote> The city of [[German States, Hall|Hall]] in Swabia was a large issuer of coins in the Middle Ages but by the eighteenth century its issues are few and scarce. This issue was accompanied by a [[Hall 1746-CGL 1/2 thaler|half thaler]] and a [[Hall 1746-CGL ducat Fr-1082|ducat]].

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' silver, the first specimen 29.15 g, the second specimen 29.19 g.

''Catalog reference:'' [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-2279]]; Raff 48, KM 32.

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' 
* Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
* Davenport, John S., ''German Talers, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed.,'' London: Spink & Son, 1965. 
* <sup>[1]</sup>''Numismatic Coins, Medals & Banknotes, Auction 11,'' Zürich: Sincona AG, 2013. 
* <sup>[2]</sup>Philippe Elsen et al., ''Liste 265, Juillet-Septembre 2013,'' Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S. A., 2013. 

''Links to:''
* [[Hall 1714-N ducat Fr-1078]]
* [[Hall 1742-GFN thaler Dav-2278A]]
* [[Hall 1746-CGL 1/2 thaler]]
* [[Hall 1746-CGL ducat Fr-1082]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1746]]

[[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 10, 11]][[Category:Silver thalers of Germany]]