St. Gall 1721 3 kreuzer KM-85
This specimen was lot 4504 in Sincona sale 95 (Zürich, October 2024), where it sold for 90 CHF (about US$125 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWEIZ St. Gallen, Stadt und Kanton, Groschen 1721, St. Gallen. Rv. Wertzahl 3 in einem spanischen Wappen. Mzz. Bäumchen. Selten. Schön-sehr schön. Von dieser Variante mit Wertzahl in spanischem Wappen existiert laut Tobler/Zäch/Nussbaum nur ein Stempelpaar. (Switzerland, city and canton of St. Gall, groschen of 1721, St. Gall mint. Reverse: value in Spanish arms, mintmark: tree. Rare, Fine-Very Fine. According to Tobler/Zäch/Nussbaum, only one pair of dies exists of this variety with the value in the Spanish arms.)"
Numista notes that groschen were struck in St. Gall 1714-15, 1720-32, 1737-39 while this subtype was struck 1721-25. Other varieties, such as KM 87 and KM 86, have the date on the bear side.
Record mintage: unknown.
Specification: 1.36 g, billon, 22 mm diameter, this specimen 1.38 g.
Catalog reference: KM 85, TZN 122c, D.T. 820a, HMZ 2-908e.
- 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, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 95: The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 2 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.
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