NEWP: 1794 Austrian Noble House of Paar Taler
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Added to the Austrian noble house part of the collection. These were minted as part of private minting rights granted by the emperor to certain noble houses. Davenport has a small booklet covering these. Mostly low mintage, amounting to hundreds per issue. I was fortunate to pickup the taler to complete the Paar set (had the 1/2 Taler).
1794 Paar. Austria. Johann Wenzel (1744 - 1812) Taler. Vienna Mint. DAV-1194. Rare noble house private issue with mintage of 250. PCGS MS-63.
1794 Paar. Austria. Johann Wenzel (1744 - 1812) Half Convention Taler. Vienna Mint. Holzmair 72. Mont. 2951. Very scarce piece in any grade. Seems like a very early strike with a fabulous reverse. Mintage of 400. NGC MS-63.
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Nice addition to complement the existing Paar piece. Interesting backstory on the family and postal management responsibilities. Am I reading this literally as they were the official courier service for parts of the Holy Roman Empire? The FedEx of the pre-modern central European region?
The mintage of 400......wow. Any estimates on surviving population?
Thanks Brent. The Taler actually has a montage of 250. Per auction records not many come up for auction which does not necessarily mean lower survival as they may remain with these families. Anyways, Davenport has a nice booklet mapping these.