Salzburg 1800-M 10 kreuzer
This specimen was lot 1555 in Sincona sale 76 (Zürich, May 2022), where it sold for 150 CHF (about US$182 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE - AUSTRIA. Salzburg, Erzbistum. Hieronymus von Colloredo, 1772-1803. 10 Kreuzer 1800, Salzburg. Mit der Signatur M (Franz Matzenkopf der Jüngere, Stempelschneider in Salzburg, 1755-1805). Vorzüglich-FDC. NGC MS62. Prachtvolle Erhaltung mit herrlicher Patina. (archbishopric of Salzburg, Hieronymus von Colloredo, 1772-1803, ten kreuzer of 1800, Salzburg mint, with engraver's initial "M". Extremely fine-uncirculated, Beautiful condition with magnificent patina.)"
This type was struck 1788-1803 and is common. In 1803 the archbishopric was seized by Napoleon and handed over to the elector of Bavaria, who had long coveted it. After Napoleon was ousted, the region was not returned to the archbishop but was annexed by Austria.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.89 g, 0.500 fine silver, this specimen 3.94 g.
Catalog reference: KM 464, Zöttl 3320. Probszt 2525.
- 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.
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