Schaffhausen (15)96 3 kreuzer

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Sincona sale 102, lot 5428

These specimens comprised lot 5428 in Sincona Auction 102 (Zürich, October 2025), where it sold for 90 CHF (about US$136 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ. Schaffhausen. Groschen 1596, Schaffhausen. Mindere Jahreszahl. Stempelvarianten. Lot von 2 Stück. Sehr schön-fast vorzüglich. (Switzerland, Schaffhausen, groschen of 1596, Schaffhausen mint, abbreviated date, two die varieties shown. Very Fine-About Extremely Fine, two pieces.)"

This type was struck 1550-63, 1574-87, 1590, 1596-99, many with two digit dates, as here. The city arms depict an ibex leaping, sometimes by itself or out of a castle window (as here). One thaler was 72 kreuzer.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: billon.

Catalog reference: Wielandt (Schaffhausen) 223a, HMZ 2-754bb.

Source:

  • 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 102: The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 4 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2025.

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