Austria 1734 1/4 thaler

Stack's Bowers February 2023 Collector's Choice sale, lot 72514

This specimen was lot 72514 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2023), where it sold for $336. The catalog description^[1] noted, "AUSTRIA. 1/4 Taler, 1734. Hall Mint. Charles VI. NGC MS-62. A ash gray appearance at first, but once moved in your hand, the light dances off the surfaces. With an almost Prooflike nature, this near-Choice would be near the top of the next collection it enters." Altho this coin does not bear a mintmark, the Hall mint was the only facility to strike this denomination in 1734. Despite being a one year type, it is not rare.

Recorded mintage: 27,000.

Specification: 7.20 g, 0.875 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM-1618.2.

Source:

• Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
• 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.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, February 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, featuring the David Sterling Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

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