Hamburg 1837-HSK schilling

Stack's Bowers February 2023 Collector's Choice sale, lot 73310

This specimen was lot 73310 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2023), where it sold for $168. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Hamburg. Schilling, 1837-HSK. NGC MS-65. A delightful silver minor with ample mint frost and an original skin of champagne, charcoal, and pale green overtone. The sole finest NGC has encapsulated, this "top pop" is ideal for a condition conscious date or type set." This type was also struck in 1840.

Recorded mintage: 153,000.

Specification: 1.08 g, 0.375 fine silver

Catalog reference: KM-546.2.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 2001-Date, 13th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2018.
• ^[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.

Link to:

• 1828-HSK schilling, struck in gold
• 1835 ducat
• 1837 ducat
• 1841 sechsling
• 1841 schilling
• Coins and currency dated 1837