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''Recorded mintage:'' unknown but slightly scarce. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown but slightly scarce. | ||
| − | ''Specification:'' 14.03 g, .833 fine silver, this specimen 13.98 g. | + | ''Specification:'' 14.03 g, 0.833 fine silver, this specimen 13.98 g. |
''Catalog reference:'' Herinek 163, KM 2225. | ''Catalog reference:'' Herinek 163, KM 2225. | ||
Revision as of 12:17, 1 September 2023
This specimen was lot 4205 in Sincona sale 39 (Zurich, May 2017), where it sold for 160 CHF (about US$184 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"AUSTRIA, Ferdinand I. 1835-1848 Halbtaler 1847 A. Wien. Gutes vorzüglich. (empire of Austria, Ferdinand I, 1835-48, half thaler of 1847, Vienna mint. Good extremely fine.)"
This type was struck 1837-48 at Vienna. The half thaler's weight was reduced from 14.036 g to 12.99 g in 1852.
Recorded mintage: unknown but slightly scarce.
Specification: 14.03 g, 0.833 fine silver, this specimen 13.98 g.
Catalog reference: Herinek 163, KM 2225.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- [1]Jürg Richter, Auction 39, World coins and medals, coins and medals from Switzerland, Zurich: Sincona AG, 2017.
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