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* [[Austria 1776-C A 7 kreuzer|1776-C A 7 kreuzer, Vienna mint, Maria Theresia]] | * [[Austria 1776-C A 7 kreuzer|1776-C A 7 kreuzer, Vienna mint, Maria Theresia]] | ||
| + | * [[Austria 1776-F VCS 3 kreuzer|1776-F VCS 3 kreuzer, Hall mint, Joseph II]] | ||
* [[Austria 1776-C A 15 kreuzer|1776-C A 15 kreuzer]] | * [[Austria 1776-C A 15 kreuzer|1776-C A 15 kreuzer]] | ||
* [[Austria 1776-IC FA 30 kreuzer|1776-IC FA 30 kreuzer]] | * [[Austria 1776-IC FA 30 kreuzer|1776-IC FA 30 kreuzer]] | ||
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* [[Austria 1776-A CA ducat Fr-431|1776-A CA ducat]] | * [[Austria 1776-A CA ducat Fr-431|1776-A CA ducat]] | ||
* [[Austria 1776-CA ducat Fr-415|1776-CA ducat, Vienna mint, Maria Theresia]] | * [[Austria 1776-CA ducat Fr-415|1776-CA ducat, Vienna mint, Maria Theresia]] | ||
Revision as of 10:48, 24 December 2025
This specimen was lot 3308 in Sincona Auction 101 (Zürich, October 2025), where it sold for 180 CHF (about US$271 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"RDR / ÖSTERREICH Maria Theresia, 1740-1780. 1/2 Taler 1776, Hall. Mit dem Münzmeisterzeichen V.C. - .S. auf dem Revers. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. (Holy Roman Empire, Maria Theresia, 1740-80, half thaler of 1776, Hall mint, with initials VCS on the reverse. Very Fine-Extremely Fine.)"
This type was struck at Hall 1766-77 and is fairly common. Other half thalers were struck at Vienna (KM 1867, initials IC FA).
Recorded mintage: unknown but fairly common.
Specification: 14.03 g, 0.833 fine silver, this specimen 13.90 g.
Catalog reference: KM 1848, Moser/Tursky 1028, Herinek 660.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- 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.
- Heinz Moser and Heinz Tursky, Die Munzstatte Hall in Tirol, 2 vols. Innsbruck: Verlag Dr Rudolf Erhad, 1981.
- [1]Richter, Jurg, SINCONA Auction 101: World Coins, Medals and Banknotes, Swiss Confederate Coins, Medals and Banknotes, Shooting Coins and Medals, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2025.
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