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This pictured thaler is mistakenly identified as produced in Rome. The example was actually made in London between 1936-61 under contract from Vienna. The London strike (Hafner H63) is identified by the eagle's central feathers numbering 2 instead of the normal 3. The Rome taler (Hafner H71) is identical to Vienna's (Hafner H57) and can only be confirmed by the outer diameter measuring 40mm and weighing 28.07-28.13gr. For more details check out this informative site:the Maria Theresia Taler 1780. Information provided by Dresden L Moss
Is the Maria-Theresa thaler 28 grains or 28 grams?
The MT thaler had been struck in London, Rome and other places. Are these thalers struck from fresh recrafted or recast copies of the original dies?
Is the edge of the original MT thaler other than being plain or reeded? i.e. engraved landscape, much like lettered?
Sam
The Maria Theresa Thaler (MTT) was in gram weight(32 grams equals an ounce). Thalers were struck from new dies copied from the original design but sometimes error in detail, such as those lacking the central feather produced in London, Bombay and Calcutta. Dies were also provided to other firms by the Vienna mint (as done for Rome). Early dies (1780-1850s) were hand cut individually at the local mints; resulting in slight variations that later helped to identify their origin. The edge lettering remained constant but for small variations in the design flurishes. No thalers were made with plain or reeded edges; these are copies sold to unsuspecting tourists in Middle East souks or listed on Ebay. These fakes come from either Yemen or Pakastan, are smaller in diameter and weigh considerably less than real thalers because of their base metal content. For interesting read check out: A Silver Legend by Clara Semple. Replied by Dresden L Moss
