Schaffhausen (15)50 3 kreuzer

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Sincona sale 98, lot 4359

This specimen was lot 4359 in SINCONA Auction 98 (Zürich, May 2025), where it sold for 120 CHF (about US$174 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ Schaffhausen, Groschen 1550, Schaffhausen. Mindere Jahreszahl (15)50. Gutes sehr schön. (Switzerland, canton of Schaffhausen, groschen of 1550, Schaffhausen mint, abbreviated date. Good Very Fine.)"

This type was struck 1550-63, 1574-87, 1590 and 1597-99 in round format. The 1597 is also known in klippe format and other dates may exist. At this time, one thaler made 24 groschen or 72 kreuzer.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specifications: 1.85 g, silver, 21 mm diameter, this specimen 1.93 g.

Catalog reference: Wielandt (Schaffhausen) 149 ff var, HMZ 2-754a.

Sources:

  • Richter, Jürg, and Ruedi Kunzmann, Neuer HMZ-Katalog, Band 2: Die Münzen der Schweiz und Liechtensteins 15//16. Jahrhundert bis Gegenwart, Regenstauf, Germany: H. Gietl Verlag GmbH, 2006.
  • [1]Richter, Jurg, SINCONA Auction 98: The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 3 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2025.

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