St. Gall 1623 thaler Dav-4677A

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Sincona auction 98, lot 4486

This specimen was lot 4486 in SINCONA Auction 98 (Zürich, May 2025), where it sold for 3,000 CHF (about US$4,352 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ St. Gallen, Stadt und Kanton, Talerklippe 1623, St. Gallen. Sehr selten in dieser Erhaltung. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. Hübsche Patina. (Switzerland, St. Gall, klippe thaler of 1623, St. Gall mint. Very rare in this condition, Very Fine-Extremely Fine, Attractively toned.)"

The round thaler (KM 61/Dav-4677) was struck 1620-24 and is the only affordable thaler from this canton during the seventeenth century. The klippe version shown here was struck 1620-22 and is much more expensive.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 28.17 g, silver, this specimen 27.28 g.

Catalog reference: KM-62; D.T. 1400n. Winterstein (Klippen) 138, HMZ 2-897d Anm, Dav-4677A.

Source:

  • 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, Jurg, SINCONA Auction 98: The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 3 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2025.

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