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[[Image:Liechtenstein S47-1937.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 47, lot 1937]]

This specimen was lot 1937 in Sincona sale 47 (Zürich, May 2018), where it sold for 1,500 CHF (about US$1,800 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''LIECHTENSTEIN, Joseph Wenzel 1748-1772. 1/2 Taler 1758, Wien. Selten. Vorzüglich.'' ([[Germany]], principality of Liechtenstein, Joseph Wenzel, 1748-72, half thaler of 1758, Vienna mint. Rare, Extremely fine.)"</blockquote> This one-year type struck in Vienna for Liechtenstein is rare and expensive. It was accompanied by a thaler ([[Liechtenstein 1758 thaler Dav-1579|Dav-1579]]) and a ducat (KM C3). The princes of Liechtenstein are not recorded as having visited their realm until after the Napoleonic Wars. 

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' 14.06 g, 0.833 fine silver, this specimen 13.98 g.

''Catalog reference:'' KM-C1; Divo 63. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016. 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, ''Auction 47, World Coins and Medals, Coins and Medals from Switzerland,'' Zürich: Sincona AG, 2018. 

''Link to:''
* [[Liechtenstein 1728 1/2 thaler|1728 half thaler]]
* [[Liechtenstein 1758 thaler Dav-1579|1758 thaler]]
* [[Liechtenstein 1778 20 kreuzer|1778 20 kreuzer]]
* [[Liechtenstein 1778 1/2 thaler|1778 half thaler]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1758]]
* return to coinage of [[Liechtenstein]]

[[Category: Minor coinage of the German states]][[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 46, 47]]