Hungary 1780-B SKPD thaler Dav-1133a
The first specimen was lot 23035 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Las Vegas, August 2020), where it sold for $840. The catalog description[1] noted, "HUNGARY. Taler, 1780-B. Kremnica Mint. Maria Theresia. PCGS MS-63+ Gold Shield. A bright and lustrous example of this popular type with flashy fields and frosty devices. The edges on the obverse exhibit minimal signs of the adjustment marks, far less than normally encountered from on this type. A highly attractive representative of the issue certain to see spirited bidding from discerning collectors." The second specimen was lot 5977 in Künker sale 354 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €440 (about US$612 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[2] noted,
"RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH, Maria Theresia, 1740-1780. Konv.-Taler 1780, B/SK-PD, Kremnitz. Attraktives Exemplar, vorzüglich. (Holy Roman Empire, Maria Theresia, convention thaler of 1780, Kremnitz mint. Attractive example, extremely fine.)"
This type was struck 1777-80 and is fairly common.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 28.06 g, 0.833 fine silver, the second specimen 28.02 g.
Catalog reference: Dav-1133a; KM-386.2; Eypeltauer 304.
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- 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]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.
- [2]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Künker Auktion 354: Munzen und Medaillen aus Mittelalter und Neuzeit u. a. Braunschweig-Luneburg. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2021.
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