Appenzell 1738 6 kreuzer
This specimen was lot 3067 in Sincona sale 64 (Zürich, June 2020), where it sold for 3,500 CHF (about US$4,386 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SWITZERLAND | Appenzell Innerrhoden, 6 Kreuzer 1738, Appenzell. Wappenschild mit Bär nach rechts. Rv. Wertangabe in muschelverzierter Kartusche, unten Mzz. T für Jonas Thiébaud. Äusserst selten. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. (canton of Appenzell, six kreuzer of 1738, Appenzell mint, obverse: shield with bar to right; reverse: quartered arms, mintmaster's initial below. Extremely rare, Very fine-extremely fine.)"
In addition to this rare type, we also see two fifteen kreuzer with different reverses (KM 34 and KM 35) as well as one, three and 20 kreuzer and 9 batzen.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: billon, this specimen 2.78 g.
Catalog reference: KM 38, D.T. 789, HMZ 2-39b.
- [1]Richter, Jürg, Sincona sale 63: Gold and Silver Coins and Medals, SINCONA Bullion Auction, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2020.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- Richter, Jürg, and Ruedi Kunzmann, Neuer HMZ-Katalog, Band 2: Die Münzen der Schweiz und Liechtensteins 15//16. Jahrhundert bis Gegenwart, Regenstauf, Germany: H. Gietl Verlag GmbH, 2006.
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