Salzburg 1777-M 20 kreuzer

Sincona sale 76, lot 1553

This specimen was lot 1553 in Sincona sale 76 (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 1777, Salzburg. Mit der Signatur M (Franz Matzenkopf der Jüngere, Stempelschneider in Salzburg, 1755-1805). FDC. NGC MS65. Prachtexemplar. (archbishopric of Salzburg, Hieronymus von Colloredo, 1772-1803, twenty kreuzer of 1777, Salzburg mint, with engraver's initial "M". Uncirculated, Cabinet piece.)"

This type was struck 1774-86 and is a common twenty kreuzer.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 6.68 g, 0.583 fine silver, this specimen 6.67 g.

Catalog reference: KM 431, Zöttl 3267. Probszt 2475.

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 76, The Annemarie and Gerd Köhlmoos Collection, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2022.

Link to:

• 1776 20 kreuzer
• 1776 quarter ducat
• 1776-M ducat
• 1777-M thaler
• 1777 quarter ducat
• 1776 half ducat
• 1777-M ducat
• 1778-M ducat
• 1793-M 20 kreuzer
• Coins and currency dated 1777