Austria 1760 1/2 thaler KM-1821
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This specimen was lot 4627 in Künker sale 406 (Osnabruck, March 2024), where it sold for €1,100 (about US$1,443 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH, Maria Theresia, 1740-1780. 1/2 Reichstaler 1760, Hall. Hübsche Patina, vorzüglich/vorzüglich-Stempelglanz. (Austria, Maria Theresia, 1740-80, half thaler of 1760, Hall mint. Handsome patina, extremely fine to uncirculated.)"
This type was struck 1756-65 for Maria Theresia and is fairly common. Ohter half thalers for 1760 include KM 1822 (mature bust, Vienna mint) or KM 2036 (Francis I).
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 14.03 g, 0.833 fine silver, this specimen 13.96 g.
Catalog reference: KM 1821, Eypeltauer 88.
- 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]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 406: Gold Coins | Coins and Medals from the Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. Löwenstein-Wertheim | German Coins after 1871, a. o. Patterns from the Coenen Collection, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2024.
Link to:
- 1757-KB thaler, Francis I
- 1758-KB half thaler
- 1758-HA half thaler, Hall mint, Francis I
- 1760 thaler, Hall mint
- 1760 thaler, Vienna mint
- 1760-PR thaler, Francis I, Prague mint
- 1760 ducat, Vienna mint
- 1762-HA half thaler, Francis I, Hall mint
- 1763 half thaler, Hall mint, Maria Theresia
- Coins and currency dated 1760