Schaffhausen 1619 3 kreuzer KM-17

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Sincona sale 98, lot 4376

This specimen was lot 4376 in SINCONA Auction 98 (Zürich, May 2025), where it sold for 3,500 CHF (about US$5,077 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ Schaffhausen, Groschen 1619, Schaffhausen. Klippenförmiger Abschlag im ungefähren 1-fachen Gewicht. Selten. Fast FDC. Prachtexemplar. (Switzerland, canton of Schaffhausen, Rare, About Mint State, Cabinet piece.)"

This denomination was also struck 1605, 1609-11, 1616 and 1619 in the conventional round format (KM 15).

Recorded mintage: unknown but very scarce.

Specifications: 1.79 g, silver, 20,5 mm diameter, this specimen 2.28 g.

Catalog reference: KM 17 (3 kreuzer), Wielandt (Schaffhausen) 276 Anm. D.T. 1386e Anm. Winterstein (Klippen) 125, HMZ 2-769i Anm.

Sources:

  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • 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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