St. Gall 1768-DR 2 kreuzer
This specimen was part of lot 5502 in Sincona Auction 102 (Zürich, October 2025), where it sold for 110 CHF (about US$166 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWEIZ. St. Gallen. Stadt und Kanton. Halbbatzen 1767, St. Gallen. Mzz. Schlange und DR. Halbbatzen 1768. Mzz. Schlange und DR. Lot von 2 Stück. Halbbatzen 1768: Sehr selten. Fast schön-sehr schön. (Switzerland, canton of St. Gall, half batzens of 1767 and 1768, St. Gall mint, mintmark snake and DR. The 1768 is very rare, About Fine-Very Fine, two pieces.)"
This type was struck 1766-68. The auctioneers catalogued this as a half batzen but it is marked "2 K[reuzer]" on the coin.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: billon.
Catalog reference: KM 93, D.T. 831c. HMZ 2-909t.
- 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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