Hamburg 1764-OHK 8 schilling

Goldberg sale 87, lot 3040

This specimen was lot 3040 in Goldberg sale 87 (Los Angeles, September 2015), where it sold for $141. The catalog description^[1] noted, "German States: Hamburg. 8 Schilling, 1764-OHK. City arms. Reverse: Eagle. Toned and fully lustrous. PCGS graded MS-64." This type of 1762-64 traded for one-sixth of a thaler.

Recorded mintage: unknown but not rare.

Specification: 5.5 g, 0.625 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM-425.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• ^[1]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, John Lavender, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 87: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2015.

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