Schaffhausen (15)97 3 kreuzer

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Sincona sale 91, lot 3418

This specimen was lot 3418 in Sincona sale 91 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 1,200 CHF (about US$1,586 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ Schaffhausen, Groschen 1597, Schaffhausen. Klippenprägung im ungefähr einfachen Gewicht. Selten. Sehr schön. (Switzerland, canton of Schaffhausen, groschen of 1597, Schaffhausen mint, klippe format. Rare, Very fine.)"

The city arms depict an ibex leaping, sometimes by itself or out of a castle window (as here). At this time, one thaler made 24 groschen or 72 kreuzer.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 2.25 g.

Catalog reference: Winterstein (Klippen) 119c, HMZ 2-753cc Anm.

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, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 91, The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 1 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.

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