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[[Image:Austria Kunker 263-01531.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 263, lot 1531]]
 
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This specimen was lot 1531 in Künker sale 263 (Osnabruck, June 2015), where it sold for €380 (about US$491 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''Maria Theresia, 1740-1780. Reichstaler 1758, Prag. Ausbeute der Joachimstaler Gruben. Münzmeister Paul Erdmann von Schwingerschuh. R Etwas berieben, sehr schön.'' (Holy Roman Empire, Maria Theresia, 1740-80, thaler of 1758, Prague mint, for the Joachimsthal mines. Some tooling, very fine.)"</blockquote> The type was struck 1758-59 and is listed by the SCWC under Bohemia as it was struck in Prague. Prague also struck thalers featuring her husband, Francis of Lorraine ([[Austria 1757-PR thaler Dav-1158|Dav-1158]]). It is priced about double the regular issue (Dav-1136A).
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This specimen was lot 1531 in Künker sale 263 (Osnabrück, June 2015), where it sold for €380 (about US$491 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''Maria Theresia, 1740-1780. Reichstaler 1758, Prag. Ausbeute der Joachimstaler Gruben. Münzmeister Paul Erdmann von Schwingerschuh. R Etwas berieben, sehr schön.'' (Holy Roman Empire, Maria Theresia, 1740-80, thaler of 1758, Prague mint, for the Joachimsthal mines. Some tooling, very fine.)"</blockquote> The type was struck 1758-59 and is listed by the SCWC under Bohemia as it was struck in Prague. Prague also struck thalers featuring her husband, Francis of Lorraine ([[Austria 1757-PR thaler Dav-1158|Dav-1158]]). It is priced about double the regular issue (Dav-1136A).
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.
  
''Specification:'' 28.82 g, .875 fine silver, .810 troy oz ASW, this specimen 28.04 g.  
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''Specification:'' 28.82 g, 0.875 fine silver, .810 troy oz ASW, this specimen 28.04 g.  
  
 
''Catalog reference:'' [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-1137]]; Dietiker 1079; Eypeltauer 83; Halacka 1942; Müseler 6/36, KM 749 (listed under [[Bohemia]]).
 
''Catalog reference:'' [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-1137]]; Dietiker 1079; Eypeltauer 83; Halacka 1942; Müseler 6/36, KM 749 (listed under [[Bohemia]]).
  
 
''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
 
''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
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* Davenport, John S., ''European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed.,'' London: Spink & Son, 1964.
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* Herinek, Gerhard, ''Austria Münzkatalog: Munzen ab 1745 und Banknoten ab 1759, 49. Auflage,'' Vienna: Christine Steyrer Verlag, 2022.
 
* Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
 
* Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
* Davenport, John S., ''European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed.,'' London: Spink & Son, 1964.
 
 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, ''Catalog 263, The Friedrich Popken collection of gold and silver coinages | Coins and Medals from Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. the collection of Ernst Otto Horn, part III,'' Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2015.  
 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, ''Catalog 263, The Friedrich Popken collection of gold and silver coinages | Coins and Medals from Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. the collection of Ernst Otto Horn, part III,'' Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2015.  
  
 
''Link to:''
 
''Link to:''
 
* [[Bohemia 1757 thaler Dav-1136|1757 thaler, Prague mint]]
 
* [[Bohemia 1757 thaler Dav-1136|1757 thaler, Prague mint]]
* [[Austria 1757-HA thaler Dav-1155]]
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* [[Austria 1757 thaler Dav-1121|1757 thaler, Hall mint, Maria Theresia]]
* [[Austria 1757-PR thaler Dav-1158]]
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* [[Austria 1757-HA thaler Dav-1155|1757-HA thaler, Hall mint, Francis I]]
* [[Austria 1760-Hall thaler Dav-1121]]
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* [[Austria 1757-PR thaler Dav-1158|1757-PR thaler, Prague mint, Francis I]]
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* [[Bohemia 1758 pfennig|1758 pfennig]]
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* [[Austria 1758-HA 1/2 thaler|1758-HA half thaler, Hall mint]]
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* [[Austria 1758 thaler Dav-1113|1758 thaler, Vienna mint, Maria Theresia, for the St. Anne mine]]
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* [[Austria 1758-CA ducat Fr-187|1758-CA ducat, Karlsburg mint, Francis I]]
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* [[Austria 1758-HA ducat Fr-427|1758-HA ducat, Hall mint, Francis I]]
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* [[Austria 1758-NB ducat Fr-188|1758-NB ducat, Nagybánya mint, Francis I]]
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* [[Austria 1759 thaler Dav-1121|1759 thaler, Maria Theresia, Hall mint]]
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* [[Bohemia 1759 thaler Dav-1137|1759 thaler, Prague mint, Maria Theresia, for the Joachimsthal mine]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1758]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1758]]
 
* return to coins of [[Austria]]
 
* return to coins of [[Austria]]
  
 
[[Category:Silver thalers of Germany]][[Category:Selections from Kunker sale 263, 264]][[Category:The Maria Teresa Thaler]]
 
[[Category:Silver thalers of Germany]][[Category:Selections from Kunker sale 263, 264]][[Category:The Maria Teresa Thaler]]

Latest revision as of 08:25, 6 May 2026

Künker sale 263, lot 1531

This specimen was lot 1531 in Künker sale 263 (Osnabrück, June 2015), where it sold for €380 (about US$491 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"Maria Theresia, 1740-1780. Reichstaler 1758, Prag. Ausbeute der Joachimstaler Gruben. Münzmeister Paul Erdmann von Schwingerschuh. R Etwas berieben, sehr schön. (Holy Roman Empire, Maria Theresia, 1740-80, thaler of 1758, Prague mint, for the Joachimsthal mines. Some tooling, very fine.)"

The type was struck 1758-59 and is listed by the SCWC under Bohemia as it was struck in Prague. Prague also struck thalers featuring her husband, Francis of Lorraine (Dav-1158). It is priced about double the regular issue (Dav-1136A).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 28.82 g, 0.875 fine silver, .810 troy oz ASW, this specimen 28.04 g.

Catalog reference: Dav-1137; Dietiker 1079; Eypeltauer 83; Halacka 1942; Müseler 6/36, KM 749 (listed under Bohemia).

Source:

  • Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
  • Herinek, Gerhard, Austria Münzkatalog: Munzen ab 1745 und Banknoten ab 1759, 49. Auflage, Vienna: Christine Steyrer Verlag, 2022.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Catalog 263, The Friedrich Popken collection of gold and silver coinages | Coins and Medals from Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. the collection of Ernst Otto Horn, part III, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2015.

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