A striking presentation of a semi-taler.
This is a coin with a clear background mirror, but most importantly it is very deeply struck. The high pressure of the stamp caused the metal to flow out on the side and create a serrated rim not seen on this issue. The effect of the depth of the minting is also evident in the diameter of the disc (37 mm), clearly larger than the standard half-talers of this king (33-35 mm). The reverse is unremarkable, with a gently moved surface only on the obverse. A coin of unprecedented freshness, in an attractive patina. Edge proper, with a leafy edge.
In 1767, the Warsaw Mint, whose chief mintmaster was Frederick Sylm (F.S.), begins issuing half-talars.
A denomination whose production was noticeably smaller than that of thalers, which is well illustrated by their mintages (all semi-talars, excluding the popular 1788, were minted in total less than the six-gold thalers themselves). They were minted in 17 vintages, often in mintages of no more than a few thousand pieces. This is also the case with 1767.
The first vintage of Poniatowski half thalers, minted in an edition of 1,769 pieces.
The royal portrait of the first type, without a hairband, changed already in 1768.
The only semi-talar with the initials of Frederick Sylm.
