St. Gall 1624 1/2 dicken

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Sincona sale 95, lot 4499

This specimen was lot 4499 in Sincona sale 95 (Zürich, October 2024), where it sold for 325 CHF (about US$451 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ St. Gallen, Stadt und Kanton, Halbdicken 1624, St. Gallen. Variante mit einer kleinen dritten Raute nach MO. Sehr schön. (Switzerland, city and canton of St. Gall, half dicken of 1624, St. Gall mint, variety with a third small diamond after 'MO'. Very Fine.)"

Altho an earlier type is listed in the SCWC as KM 53 (struck 1618-19), this type (KM 56, struck 1619-24) is listed as a three batzen.

Record mintage: unknown.

Specification: 4.05 g, silver, 26 mm diameter, this specimen 3.46 g.

Catalog reference: KM 56, TZN 86b. D.T. 1405h, HMZ 2-900g.

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.

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