Schaffhausen 1620 thaler Dav-4627
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This specimen was lot 3420 in Sincona sale 91 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 400 CHF (about US$529 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWEIZ Schaffhausen, Taler 1620, Schaffhausen. Gutes sehr schön. Leichte Prägeschwäche, hübsche Patina. (Switzerland, canton of Schaffhausen, Schaffhausen mint. Good very fine, Slightly weakly struck, nicely toned.)"
This thaler was struck 1620-23 and is likely the most available thaler from this canton. 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 26.67 g.
Catalog reference: KM 25, D.T. 1372a, HMZ 763a, Dav-4627.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1600-1700, Galesburg, IL, 1974.
- 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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