Geneva 1625-HC 1/2 thaler

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Sincona sale 98, lot 4251

This specimen was lot 4251 in SINCONA Auction 98 (Zürich, May 2025), where it sold for 2,000 CHF (about US$2,901 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ Genf/Genève, Stadt und Kanton, Halbtaler 1625, Genf. Mzz. HC (ligiert). Sehr selten. Sehr schön. Unregelmässiger Rand. (Switzerland, canton of Geneva, half thaler of 1625, Geneva mint. Very rare, Very Fine, Uneven edge.)"

This type was struck 1621-30, 1633, 1638-41, 1657 and 1659. Other dates exist and all are rare.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specifications: 13.5 g, silver, 34 mm diameter, this specimen 13.93 g.

Catalog reference: KM 27, Demole 447, D.T. 1658g, HMZ 2-314f.

Sources:

  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • 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]Richter, Jurg, SINCONA Auction 98: The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 3 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2025.

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