Basel (15)76 60 kreuzer

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Sincona sale 9, lot 5168
Sincona sale 73, lot 4064, cross on both sides
Sincona sale 101, lot 4100

The first specimen was sold in Sincona sale 9 for 450 CHF (about US$569), which commented, "SCHWEIZ Basel - Guldentaler 1576. Gutes sehr schön." The second specimen was lot 4064 in Sincona sale 73 (Zürich, November 2021), where it sold for 850 CHF (about US$1,094 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SWITZERLAND | Basel | Stadt und Kanton. Guldentaler 1576, Basel. Fast vorzüglich. Kleiner Randschlag. (Switzerland, canton of Basel, guldenthaler of 1576, Basel mint. About extremely fine, Minor edge bump.)"

The third specimen was lot 4100 in Sincona Auction 101 (Zürich, October 2025), where it sold for 275 CHF (about US$415 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ Basel, Stadt und Kanton, Guldentaler 1576, Basel. Fast sehr schön. Kleine Schrötlingsfehler am Rand. (Switzerland, canton of Basel, guldenthaler of 1576, Basel mint. About Very Fine, Minor flan flaws on edge.)"

The guldenthaler was sixty kreuzer which, in the early part of the sixteenth century, was equal to a thaler. In the later part of the sixteenth century, the thaler rose to 72 kreuzer, making the guldenthaler 5/6 of a thaler. Later, in the seventeenth century, the thaler rose to ninety kreuzer, making the gulden (the "thaler" part of the name was dropped) two-thirds of a thaler. This type was struck 1564-88 along with a thirty kreuzer (half guldenthaler).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 24 g, silver, 38 mm diameter, the first specimen 23,95 g, the second specimen 24.21 g, the third specimen 23.85 g.

Catalog reference: Dav-158 (two digit date), Winterstein 315ff, HMZ 2-60o.

Source:

  • Davenport, John S., Silver Gulden, 1559-1763, Frankfurt am Main, Numismatischer Verlag P. N. Schulten, 1982.
  • 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.
  • Winterstein, Christian, Die Taler Von Basel, Basel: Schweizerischer Bankverein Basel, 1983.
  • [1]Richter, Jürg, Sincona sale 73: World Coins and Medals, Bullion Auction and World Banknotes, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2021.
  • [2]Richter, Jurg, SINCONA Auction 101: World Coins, Medals and Banknotes, Swiss Confederate Coins, Medals and Banknotes, Shooting Coins and Medals, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2025.

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