Geneva 1640-GB 1/2 thaler
This specimen was lot 3268 in Sincona sale 91 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 3,500 CHF (about US$4,625 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWEIZ Genf/Genève, Stadt und Kanton, Halbtaler 1640, Genf. Mzz. G B. Äusserst selten. Sehr schön. Kleine Randfehler. Exemplar der Auktion Numismatica Genevensis 18, Genf, November 2022, Los 2299. (Switzerland, canton of Geneva, half thaler of 1640, Geneva mint, mintmark "GB". Extremely rare, Very fine, Minor edge flaws.)"
This type was struck 1621-25, 1641 and 1657-59. All the dates are very scarce, with some being rare to very rare. This is an unlisted date.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 14.02 g.
Catalog reference: KM 27 (unlisted date), Demole 452, D.T. 1658n, HMZ 2-314l.
- 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, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 91, The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 1 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.
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