Salzburg 1776-M 20 kreuzer

Sincona sale 77, lot 2997

This specimen was lot 2997 in Sincona sale 77 (Zürich, May 2022), where it sold for 140 CHF (about US$170 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE - AUSTRIA | Salzburg, Erzbistum. Hieronymus von Colloredo, 1772-1803. 20 Kreuzer 1776, Salzburg. NGC MS62 PL. Prachtvoller Erstabschlag. (archbishopric of Salzburg, Hieronymus von Colloredo, 1772-1803, twenty kreuzer of 1776, Salzburg mint. Magnificent first strike, 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 3266.

Source:

• 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.

Link to:

• 1775-M 20 kreuzer
• 1775-M half thaler
• 1775-M thaler
• 1775-M ducat
• 1776 thaler
• 1776 quarter ducat
• 1776-M ducat
• 1777 20 kreuzer
• 1777-M thaler
• 1777 quarter ducat
• 1776 half ducat
• 1777-M ducat
• Coins and currency dated 1776