Salzburg 1804-M 20 kreuzer

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Sincona sale 76, lot 1557

This specimen was lot 1557 in Sincona sale 76 (Zürich, May 2022), where it sold for 60 CHF (about US$73 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE - AUSTRIA. Erzherzog Salzburg, Kurfürstentum. Ferdinand, 1803-1806. 20 Kreuzer 1804, Salzburg. Mit der Signatur M (Franz Matzenkopf der Jüngere, Stempelschneider in Salzburg, 1755-1805). Gutes vorzüglich. NGC AU Details. Leicht gereinigt. (electorate of Salzburg, Ferdinand, 1803-06, twenty kreuzer of 1804, Salzburg mint, with engraver's initial "M". Good extremely fine, lightly cleaned.)"

The Archbishopric of Salzburg, an ecclesiatical state between Austria and Bavaria, was blessed with abundant silver mines. This type, issued in 1804 after Salzburg was secularized and handed over to an Austrian archduke, is somewhat scarce. A thaler from 1806 is the last issue from this locale.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

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

Catalog reference: KM 492, Zöttl 3411. Probszt 2609.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • 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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