View source for Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt 1791-ICK 1/2 thaler

[[Image:Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt S43-2168.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 43, lot 2168]]
[[Image:Reuss 1789.jpg|550px|thumb|Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt ("S.R.") in 1789]]

This specimen was lot 2168 in Sincona sale 43 (Zürich, October 2017), where it sold for 525 CHF (about US$627 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, Fürstentum, Friedrich Karl, 1790-1793 1/2 Konventionstaler 1791. Saalfeld. Prachtvolle Erhaltung. FDC. Uncirculated. Minimal justiert. NGC MS64.'' ([[Germany]], principality of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, Frederick Charles, 1790-93, half convention thaler of 1791, Saalfeld mint. Cabinet piece, Slightly adjusted.)"</blockquote> This is the second of two half thalers issued by this fragment of the Saxon duchies in the eighteenth century. It accompanied a thaler ([[Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt 1791-ICK thaler Dav-2772|Dav-2772]]). The line survived until World War One. 

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown but scarce.

''Specification:'' 14.03 g, 0.833 fine silver. 

''Catalog reference:'' KM 134, Fischer 587.

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016. 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, ''Sincona sale 43, Gold and Silver Coins and Medals,'' Zürich: Sincona AG, 2017..

''Link to:''
* [[Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt 1764-ICE 1/2 thaler|1764 half thaler]]
* [[Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt 1791-ICK thaler Dav-2772|1791 thaler]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1791]]
* return to coins of [[German States, Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt]]

[[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 41, 42, 43, 44, 45]][[Category:Minor coinage of the German states]]