Beromunster (1720) 1/2 thaler KM-7

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Stack's Bowers November 2022 Collectors Choice sale, lot 75710
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This specimen was lot 75710 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2022), where it sold for $780. The catalog description[1] noted, "SWITZERLAND. Beromunster. 1/2 Taler, ND (1720). NGC MS-62. Struck to commemorate the 1000th anniversary of the founding of the abbey. St. Michael slaying dragon with lightning. A highly lustrous and somewhat prooflike specimen with reflective fields, frosty motifs, and a rich array of cobalt and magenta gray iridescence on both sides. P[er]fect for an experienced Swiss collector's cabinet." Numerous varieties (KM 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 16, 17) exist of this issue, which was accompanied by a quarter thaler and a michaelgulden.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 13.9 g, silver, 35 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-7.

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.
  • [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The November 2022 Collectors Choice Ancient & World Coins Auction, Featuring the Pat Johnson Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.

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