Hamburg 1726-IHL 32 schilling
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This specimen was lot 73309 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2023), where it sold for $384. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Hamburg. 32 Shilling (2 Mark), 1726-IHL. Karl IV. PCGS EF-45. A short three year type with the titles of Karl IV on the obverse. A seldom offered piece, this example is wholesome with a rich cabinet patina with a great many details visible to the eye without magnification. Tied for the finest certified by PCGS." This type was struck 1726-28. It was first issue of gulden since 1673.
Recorded mintage: 188,000.
Specification: 18.32 g, 0.750 fine silver, .441 troy oz ASW.
Catalog reference: KM-372; J-9.
- Davenport, John S., Silver Gulden, 1559-1763, Frankfurt am Main, Numismatischer Verlag P. N. Schulten, 1982.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, February 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, featuring the David Sterling Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.
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