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[[Image:S76-1432.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 76, lot 1432]] | [[Image:S76-1432.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 76, lot 1432]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 1432 in Sincona sale 76 ( | + | This specimen was lot 1432 in Sincona sale 76 (Zürich, May 2022), where it sold for 9,000 CHF (about US$10,924 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE - AUSTRIA. Leopold I. 1657-1705. 1/2 Taler 1695, Prag. Mit der Signatur GE (Gregor Egerer, Münzmeister in Prag, 1694-1710). Sehr selten, besonders in dieser Erhaltung. FDC. NGC MS65. Prachtexemplar mit feinem Prägeglanz.'' ([[Austria]], Leopold I, 1657-1705, half thaler of 1695, Prague mint, with mintmaster's initials "GE". Very rare, especially in this condition, Uncirculated, Cabinet piece with nice mint luster.)"</blockquote> This one year type is scarce; it lacks a photogragh in the SCWC. The production of the Prague mint dwindled greatly after the devastation of the Thirty Years War. |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ||
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* Craig, William D., ''[[Germany|Germanic]] Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II,'' Mountain View, CA: 1954. | * Craig, William D., ''[[Germany|Germanic]] Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II,'' Mountain View, CA: 1954. | ||
* Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014. | * Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014. | ||
| − | * <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, | + | * <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, ''SINCONA Auction 76, The Annemarie and Gerd Köhlmoos Collection,'' Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2022. |
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Latest revision as of 09:55, 20 June 2025
This specimen was lot 1432 in Sincona sale 76 (Zürich, May 2022), where it sold for 9,000 CHF (about US$10,924 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE - AUSTRIA. Leopold I. 1657-1705. 1/2 Taler 1695, Prag. Mit der Signatur GE (Gregor Egerer, Münzmeister in Prag, 1694-1710). Sehr selten, besonders in dieser Erhaltung. FDC. NGC MS65. Prachtexemplar mit feinem Prägeglanz. (Austria, Leopold I, 1657-1705, half thaler of 1695, Prague mint, with mintmaster's initials "GE". Very rare, especially in this condition, Uncirculated, Cabinet piece with nice mint luster.)"
This one year type is scarce; it lacks a photogragh in the SCWC. The production of the Prague mint dwindled greatly after the devastation of the Thirty Years War.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 14.25 g.
Catalog reference: KM 609 (listed under Bohemia, Dietiker 896. Herinek 803.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- [1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 76, The Annemarie and Gerd Köhlmoos Collection, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2022.
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