Schaffhausen 1550 1/2 thaler

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Sincona sale 91, lot 3412

This specimen was lot 3412 in Sincona sale 91 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 7,000 CHF (about US$9,395 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ Schaffhausen, Halbtaler 1550, Schaffhausen. Variante mit Durchmesser ca. 33 mm. Sehr selten. Gutes sehr schön. (Switzerland, canton of Schaffhausen, half thaler of 1550, Schaffhausen mint, variety with 33 mm diameter. Very rare, Good very fine.)"

The city arms depict an ibex leaping, sometimes by itself or out of a castle window (as here).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 14.43 g, 33 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: HMZ 2-751b.

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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