Basel 1764 1/3 thaler

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Sincona sale 47, lot 2556

This specimen was lot 2556 in Sincona sale 47 (Zürich, May 2018), where it sold for 325 CHF (about US$390 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SWITZERLAND, Basel, Stadt und Kanton Basel, Dritteltaler 1764. Selten in dieser Erhaltung. NGC MS63. (city and canton of Basel, one-third thaler of 1764. Rare in this condition, choice uncirculated.)"

This is the only one-third thaler from this state in the eighteenth century. It was also struck in 1766.

Reported Mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: Winterstein 177. D.T. 763a, HMZ 2-101a, KM 167.

Source:

  • 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.
  • Winterstein, Christian, Die Taler Von Basel, Basel: Schweizerischer Bankverein Basel, 1983.
  • [1]Richter, Jürg, Auction 47, World Coins and Medals, Coins and Medals from Switzerland, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2018.

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