Austria 1763 1/2 thaler KM-1821

Sincona sale 69, lot 1069

This specimen was lot 1069 in Sincona sale 69 (Zurich, May 2021), where it sold for 300 CHF (about US$398 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"HEILIGES ROMISCHES REICH. Maria Theresia, 1740-1780. 1/2 Taler 1763, Hall. NGC AU50. Hübsche Patina. (Holy Roman Empire, Maria Theresia, 1740-80, half thaler of 1763, Hall mint. About uncirculated, Attractively toned.)"

Half thalers with the bust of Francis I (KM 2036) were struck 1751-65 at five mints (GR, KB, WI, CA, HA). Half thalers with the bust of Maria Theresia were struck at Hall (shown here) and Vienna without mintmark but with a different central escutcheon on the arms on the reverse.

Reported Mintage: unknown.

Specification: 14.07 g, 0.875 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM-1821, Herinek 675.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
• ^[1]Jürg Richter, Auction 69, World Gold and Silver Coins and Medals, Zurich: Sincona AG, 2021.

Link to:

• 1758-HA half thaler, Francis I
• 1760 thaler, Hall mint, Maria Theresia
• 1763-GR 17 kreuzer, Maria Theresia, Graz mint
• 1763-KB 20 kreuzer
• 1763-KB half thaler, Kremnitz mint, Francis I
• 1763-KB thaler
• 1764 half thaler, Vienna mint, Maria Theresia
• 1764 thaler, Hall mint, Maria Theresia
• Coins and currency dated 1763