Haldenstein 1621 thaler Dav-4678
This specimen was lot 4211 in Sincona Auction 101 (Zürich, October 2025), where it sold for 1,100 CHF (about US$1,658 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWEIZ Graubünden, Haldenstein, Herrschaft Thomas I. von Schauenstein-Ehrenfels, 1609-1628. Taler 1621, Haldenstein. Sehr selten. Fast sehr schön. (Switzerland, canton of Grisons, lordship of Haldenstein, Thomas I of Schauenstein-Ehrenfels, 1609-28, thaler of 1621, Haldenstein mint. Very rare, About Very Fine.)"
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.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 28.7 g, silver, 41 mm diameter, this specimen 26.70 g.
Catalog reference: KM 43.1, Dav-4678, D.T. 1559a, HMZ 2-520a.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1600-1700, Galesburg, IL, 1974.
- 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 101: World Coins, Medals and Banknotes, Swiss Confederate Coins, Medals and Banknotes, Shooting Coins and Medals, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2025.
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