Haldenstein 1620 1/2 thaler
This specimen was lot 3363 in Sincona sale 64 (Zürich, June 2020), where it sold for 6,000 CHF (about US$7,518 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SWITZERLAND | Grisons | Haldenstein, Herrschaft. Thomas I. von Schauenstein-Ehrenfels, 1609-1628. Halbtaler 1620, Haldenstein. Von grosser Seltenheit. Sehr schön. Kleines Zainende. (lordship of Haldenstein, Thomas of Schauenstein-Ehrenfels, 1609-1628, half thaler of 1620, Haldenstein mint. Of high rarity, Very fine, Minor edge clip.)"
Haldenstein was a barony in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. It is about two miles down the river Rhine from the town of Chur, which also issued coins. The last coins are dated 1695. Altho the price realized seems astonishing for this obscure minor, it barely met the catalog value in the SCWC.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 14.34 g.
Catalog reference: KM 42, D.T. 1560, HMZ 2-521a.
- [1]Richter, Jürg, Sincona sale 64: Swiss Coins and Medals, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2020.
- 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.
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