"I am doing some research of the Maria
Theresa Thaler and have come across the following "Readers
Ask" column in Coin World (April 4, 1994):
"The Maria Theresa taler of Austria is probably the coin most
often officially restruck of any coin in the world. It has been
restruck by Mints in at least 11 countries since it was
introduced in 1780. The same date appears on all restrikes.
There have been many good articles on the Maria Theresa
taler published. Coin World published a detailed history of
the coin in the Sept. 15, 1976 issue. The various restrikes and
countermarks are address in detail in "The Most Beautiful Coin
in the World, The Story of the Maria Theresa Taler" by David
Thompson and in the article "Kontermarken auf Maria-
Theresientalern, Insbesondere auf Levantetalern" by Franz
Leypold.
Thompson published his book privately in 1990. He can be
contacted through Thompson Publishing, 3803 Half Turn Road,
Box 234, Colorado Springs, Colo. 80917.
The 1992 article by Leypold was published in the fourth issue
for that year of "Mitteilungen der Osterreichischen Numismatischen
Gesellschaft." Write to Osterreichischen Numismatischen
Gesellschaft, Burgring 5, Wien (Vienna) 1, Austria about the
article."
Would you or one of your readers have ready access to any of
that material?"