Hamburg 1855 schilling
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This specimen was lot 73757 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2022), where it sold for $60. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Hamburg. Schilling, 1855. NGC MS-63. A sharply struck and attractive example of the type with flashy bright luster and a few hints of toning color." This one year type is common. Four dreiling made a schilling and sixteen schilling made a thaler.
Recorded mintage: 796,816 + 112,000 for 1855-A.
Specification: 1.08 g, 0.375 fine silver.
Catalog reference: J-51b; KM-586.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The February 2022 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancients & World Coins, Featuring Selections from the Kings Norton Mint Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
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