St. Gall 1618 groschen
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This specimen was lot 4489 in Sincona sale 95 (Zürich, October 2024), where it sold for 425 CHF (about US$589 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWEIZ St. Gallen, Stadt und Kanton, Groschen 1618, St. Gallen. Selten. Sehr schön. (Switzerland, city and canton of St. Gall, groschen of 1618, St. Gall mint. Rare, Very Fine.)"
This groschen of 1618-19 is the first one listed in the SCWC although others are known from the sixteenth century. Groschen struck in klippe format exist (KM 52).
Record mintage: unknown.
Specification: 1.6 g, silver, 22 mm diameter, this specimen 1.47 g.
Catalog reference: KM 51, TZN 90a, D.T. 1408a, HMZ 2-902a.
- 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, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 95: The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 2 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.
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