Austria 1746 thaler Dav-1111

Stack's Bowers 2020 ANA sale, lot 22367

This specimen was lot 22367 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Las Vegas, August 2020), where it sold for $408. The catalog description^[1] noted, "AUSTRIA. Taler, 1746. Vienna Mint. Maria Theresia. NGC EF-45. A darkly toned Taler with honest wear and a minimum of noticeable field marks. There is a light lamination error that runs diagonally through the face on the obverse bust. From the Habsburg Collection." This common type was struck 1746-52.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 28.82 g, 0.875 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM 1966, Dav-1111.

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.
• 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.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The August 2020 ANA Auction: World Coins, featuring the Duke of Lansing Collection, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.

Link to:

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