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This specimen was lot 4223 in Sincona sale 39 (Zurich, May 2017), where it sold for 100 CHF (about US$120 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''AUSTRIA, Franz Joseph I. 1848-1916 Vereinstaler 1861 A. Wien. Vorzüglich.'' (empire of Austria, Francis Joseph I, 1848-1916, union thaler of 1861, Vienna mint. Extremely fine.)"</blockquote> This type was struck 1857-65 at Vienna ("A"), Kremnitz ("B"), Karlsburg ("E"), Milan ("M") and Venice ("V"). This date is common. The convention thaler was 28.06 g, 0.833 fine until 1851, then 25.99 g, 0.900 fine until 1856, then reduced to this size. The last thaler was struck in 1868.
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This specimen was lot 4223 in Sincona sale 39 (Zürich, May 2017), where it sold for 100 CHF (about US$120 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''AUSTRIA, Franz Joseph I. 1848-1916 Vereinstaler 1861 A. Wien. Vorzüglich.'' (empire of Austria, Francis Joseph I, 1848-1916, union thaler of 1861, Vienna mint. Extremely fine.)"</blockquote> This type was struck 1857-65 at Vienna ("A"), Kremnitz ("B"), Karlsburg ("E"), Milan ("M") and Venice ("V"). This date is common. The convention thaler was 28.06 g, 0.833 fine until 1851, then 25.99 g, 0.900 fine until 1856, then reduced to this size. The last thaler was struck in 1868.
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 2,199,906.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 2,199,906.

Revision as of 13:58, 27 November 2024

Sincona sale 39, lot 4223

This specimen was lot 4223 in Sincona sale 39 (Zürich, May 2017), where it sold for 100 CHF (about US$120 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"AUSTRIA, Franz Joseph I. 1848-1916 Vereinstaler 1861 A. Wien. Vorzüglich. (empire of Austria, Francis Joseph I, 1848-1916, union thaler of 1861, Vienna mint. Extremely fine.)"

This type was struck 1857-65 at Vienna ("A"), Kremnitz ("B"), Karlsburg ("E"), Milan ("M") and Venice ("V"). This date is common. The convention thaler was 28.06 g, 0.833 fine until 1851, then 25.99 g, 0.900 fine until 1856, then reduced to this size. The last thaler was struck in 1868.

Recorded mintage: 2,199,906.

Specification: 18.51 g, 0.900 fine silver, .535 troy oz ASW, 33 mm diameter, this specimen 18.50 g.

Catalog reference: Herinek 32, Veselý 39, Dav-21; KM 2244.

Source:

  • Herinek, Gerhard, Austria Münzkatalog: Munzen ab 1745 und Banknoten ab 1759, 49. Auflage, Vienna: Christine Steyrer Verlag, 2022.
  • Veselý, Roman, Mince a medaile, 19. století, František II ab Karel I, Prague: Aurea Numismatika, 2020.
  • 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.
  • Davenport, John S., European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
  • [1]Jürg Richter, Auction 39, World coins and medals, coins and medals from Switzerland, Zurich: Sincona AG, 2017.

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