Schaffhausen (15)85 3 kreuzer
This specimen was lot 4367 in SINCONA Auction 98 (Zürich, May 2025), where it sold for 160 CHF (about US$232 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWEIZ Schaffhausen, Groschen 1585, Schaffhausen. Münzzeichen Zainhaken für Münzmeister Werner Zentgraf. Selten. Fast vorzüglich. (Switzerland, canton of Schaffhausen, groschen of 1585, Schaffhausen mint. Rare, About Extremely 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 2.17 g.
Catalog reference: Wielandt (Schaffhausen) 216, HMZ 2-754x.
- 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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