St. Gall 1619 groschen

Sincona sale 95, lot 4491

This specimen was lot 4491 in Sincona sale 95 (Zürich, October 2024), where it sold for 850 CHF (about US$1,178 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ St. Gallen, Stadt und Kanton, Groschen 1619, St. Gallen. Gutes sehr schön. (Switzerland, city and canton of St. Gall, groschen of 1619, St. Gall mint. Good 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 1.62 g.

Catalog reference: KM 51, TZN 91a, D.T. 1408b, HMZ 2-902b.

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, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 95: The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 2 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.

Link to:

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• 1619 dicken
• 1620 3 batzen (half dicken)
• 1620 half thaler, round
• 1620 klippe half thaler
• 1620 double thaler
• Coins and currency dated 1619