Basel 1765-H 1/2 thaler
This specimen was lot 3099 in Sincona sale 64 (Zürich, June 2020), where it sold for 250 CHF (about US$313 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SWITZERLAND | Basel | Stadt und Kanton, Halbtaler 1765, Basel. Münzzeichen H unter der Wertangabe. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. (city and canton of Basel, half thaler of 1765, Basel mint, mintmaster initial H. Very fine-extremely fine.)"
The second specimen was lot 4069 in Sincona sale 95 (Zürich, October 2024), where it sold for 525 CHF (about US$ including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWEIZ Basel, Stadt und Kanton, Halbtaler 1765, Basel. Wertangabe in Lorbeerkranz, unten Jahreszahl und darüber kleines H (Handmann). Rv. Basilisk nach links, hält ein verziertes Wappen. Kettenrand. Gutes vorzüglich. (Switzerland, canton of Basel, half thaler of 1765, Basel mint, Value in laurel wreath, date and mintmark below. About Uncirculated.)"
This issue also comes without the "H" mintmark.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, the first specimen 11.59 g, the second specimen 11.77 g.
Catalog reference: KM 168, Winterstein 163, D.T. 760b, HMZ 2-100m. The second specimen is HMZ 2-100l.
- [1]Richter, Jürg, Sincona sale 64: Swiss Coins and Medals, 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.
- Winterstein, Christian, Die Taler Von Basel, Basel: Schweizerischer Bankverein Basel, 1983.
- [2]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 95: The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 2 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.
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