Salzburg 1775-M 20 kreuzer
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This specimen was lot 2996 in Sincona sale 77 (Zürich, May 2022), where it sold for 120 CHF (about US$146 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE - AUSTRIA | Salzburg, Erzbistum. Hieronymus von Colloredo, 1772-1803. 20 Kreuzer 1775, Salzburg. NGC MS62. Prachtvolle Erhaltung. (archbishopric of Salzburg, Hieronymus von Colloredo, 1772-1803, twenty kreuzer of 1775, Salzburg mint. Magnificent condition, uncirculated.)"
This type was struck 1774-86 and is listed as common, tho this is the first one we have seen.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 6.68 g, 0.583 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM 431, Zöttl 3265.
- 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.
- Helmut Zöttl, Salzburg Münzen und Medaillen, 1500-1810, 2 vols. Salzburg: Verlag Fruhwald, 2008.
- [1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 77, World Coins and Medals, Bullion Auction, Coins and Medals of Switzerland, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2022.
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