Hungary Thaler 1717 to 1730

John sent us a picture of his old thaler (pronounced like 'dollar' but with a 't') from Hungary. Charles VI (CAR VI) was king of Austria at the time, and Hungary was under Austrian control.

As to value, there is good news and bad news about John's coin. The good news is that catalog values run like this:

worn: $50 US dollars approximate catalog value
average circulated: $150
well preserved: $500
fully uncirculated: $1000

All coins in this series, that is, all dates, carry the same catalog values.

Use our Important Terminology page to understand what 'catalog value' means.

Now for the bad news. Obviously John's coin has been damaged. Some kind of abrasive crushing is evident from 9:00 o'clock to 12:00 o'clock on the side with King Charles. The catalog values quote above apply only to undamaged coins.

Even though there is very little wear on the coin, the damage will make it much less valuable -- to the point where it is worth about the same as a heavily worn coin. Add to that a normal dealer's margin of 100%, John could probably sell his coin for $25 or so.

Whew! That's quite a hit: from $300 down to $25. It shows the importance of having undamaged collectible coins.
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Coin: 2410, Genre: Central Europe North South, Timeline: World
Created (yyyymm): 200911, Last review: 201506
Appearance: Normal round coin Metallic gray Letters: Latin
Years: sort: 1717, filter: 1717 to 1730
Image: hungary_thaler_1726.jpg
Tags: escutcheon encircled tiera headed shiled broadsword curvy male clutching sworeds circal rest saber swirls oesterreich hungaru rings rex legged crests avstri curves man hungarian hairline scribble claw eagles magyar crest tiarra eaglets insignia sword austriae chevrons aust 2nd tiara thalel legs car auto ungaria hungaria circling curl arm crown doubling encircles leg circel encircle shields hungari egals swirl hungarie ringed twirly rexf circumference bowed encircling austro curly coats avst ring talons aus crowning curlicues curved claws thalers vngarie maghyar rexx mans circles loop archidvx cars circumscribed heads swirly curving talar rexm crowns avstr circumscibed archid circuit chevron macyar hungary hungariae oneheaded hung coat austrie avstriae swords hvngar austrian logo crowned vngaria squiggley arms circlet curve head circle curlycue mens austr ungarie squiggles creast austria hvng talara sqiggles thaler hvngariae sheild loops double swoosh curls doubled austriacum automobile archidux circular incircled crested rexano squigle hair eagel hungar squiggly circled doubles vereinsthaler eagle clutch scribbles hairdo talon egal swordlike shield escucheon oesterreichische squiggle shild joachimstaler taler