Schaffhausen (15)85 1/2 kreuzer

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Sincona sale 98, lot 4368

This specimen was lot 4368 in SINCONA Auction 98 (Zürich, May 2025), where it sold for 800 CHF (about US$1,161 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ Schaffhausen, Vierer 1585, Schaffhausen. Sehr selten. Schön-sehr schön. (Switzerland, canton of Schaffhausen, vierer of 1585, Schaffhausen mint. Very rare, Fine-Very Fine.)"

A vierer was half a kreuzer and was the smallest denomination in most of the cantons. We're not sure what dates exist but we know of 1553, 1560, 1580 and 1585 (shown here). At this time, one thaler made 24 groschen or 72 kreuzer.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specifications: billon, this specimen 0.49 g.

Catalog reference: Wielandt (Schaffhausen) 61, HMZ 2-757n.

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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