Schaffhausen (15)98 3 kreuzer
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This specimen was lot 4371 in SINCONA Auction 98 (Zürich, May 2025), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWEIZ Schaffhausen, Groschen 1598, Schaffhausen. Sehr selten. Gutes schön. (Switzerland, canton of Schaffhausen, groschen of 1598, Schaffhausen mint. Very rare, Good 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 1.85 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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