Hamburg 1797-OHK 4 schilling
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This specimen was lot 71415 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, October 2019), where it sold for $288. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Hamburg. 4 Schilling, 1797-OHK. Francis II. NGC MS-66. Highly lustrous and brilliant, this stunning Gem is the finest listed in the NGC census. A hint of golden toning augments its already radiating appeal." This one year tye is fairly common. Hamburg issued a series of minor coinage in one, two, four, eight, 16, 24 and 32 schilling, with 48 schilling = one thaler. For 1797, only the four and 32 schilling were issued.
Recorded mintage: 236,000.
Specification: 3.05 g, 0.562 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM-512.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The October 2019 Collector's Choice Sale: World and Ancient Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2019.
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