Austria 1763-KB thaler Dav-1157

Stack's Bowers November 2015 sale, lot 42089

This specimen was lot 42089 in Stack's Bowers Winter sale (Baltimore, November 2015), where it sold for $188. The catalog description^[1] noted, "AUSTRIA. Taler, 1763-KB. Kremnitz Mint. Franz I (1745-65). PCGS Genuine--Mount Removed, AU Details Secure Holder. Lightly wiped example with deep toning accentuating the devices, especially on the reverse eagle. Damage from mount removal requires inspection to notice." This type was struck 1751-65 from Vienna, Kremnitz, Prague and Hall, and is common.

Recorded mintage: 42,000.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: KM 2038; Dav-1157.

Source:

• Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
• 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.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, and Todd McKenna, The November 2015 Baltimore Auction, World Coins and Paper Money, featuring the Ray Czabor Collection and selections from the Strong Museum, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2015.

Link to:

• 1754 thaler, Kremnitz mint
• 1761-HA thaler, Hall mint, Francis I
• 1761-PR thaler, Prague mint, Francis I
• 1763-GR 17 kreuzer, Maria Theresia, Graz mint
• 1763-KB 20 kreuzer
• 1763 half thaler, Hall mint, Maria Theresia
• 1763-KB half thaler, Kremnitz mint, Francis I
• Salzburg 1763 thaler Dav-1257
• 1765 thaler, Hall mint
• Coins and currency dated 1763
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