Hamburg 1797-OHK 8 schilling KM-515

Stephen Album internet sale 28, lot 935

This specimen was lot 935 in Stephen Album internet sale 28 (Santa Rosa, CA, July 2024), where it sold for $66. The catalog description^[1] noted, "HAMBURG: Free Hanseatic City, AR 8 schilling, 1797, AU." This eight schilling was one sixth of a thaler (48 schilling). It was struck with the date below the eagle (shown here) or above (KM 516). The Hamburg mint is still in operation, striking coinage for the Federal Republic of Germany.

Recorded mintage: 206,000 including KM 516.

Specification: 5.6 g, 0.625 fine silver, 28.1 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-515.

Source:

• Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• ^[1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Internet Auction 28, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2024.

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