St. Gall 1720-A 3 kreuzer
This specimen was lot 5495 in Sincona Auction 102 (Zürich, October 2025), where it sold for 200 CHF (about US$302 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWEIZ. St. Gallen. Stadt und Kanton. Groschen 1720, St. Gallen. Mzz. A und Bäumchen. Sehr selten. Schön-sehr schön. (Switzerland, canton of St. Gall, groschen of 1720, St. Gall mint, mintmark "A" and small tree. Very rare, Fine-Very Fine.)"
Numista lists three kreuzer or groschen for 1714-15, 1720-32, 1737-39 but this style was struck only in 1720 and is quite scarce. The SCWC does not mention the mintmark.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 1.36 g, silver, 22 mm diameter, this specimen 1.43 g.
Catalog reference: KM 82, TZN 121a, D.T. 819, HMZ 2-908c.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- 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 102: The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 4 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2025.
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