St. Gall 1777-H 20 kreuzer

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Sincona sale 91, lot 3503

This specimen was lot 3503 in Sincona sale 91 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 650 CHF (about US$859 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ St. Gallen, Beda Angehrn von Hagenwil, 1767-1796. 20 Kreuzer 1777, Münzstätte des Klosters. Mzz. H (für Haag) auf beiden Seiten. Spuren des Laubrands. Sehr selten. Schön-sehr schön. Exemplar der Slg. Kunzmann, Auktion SINCONA 44, Zürich, Oktober 2017, Los 5763. (Switzerland, canton of St. Gall, Beda Angehrn von Hagenwil, 1767-1796. twenty kreuzer of 1777, struck inside the abbey, mintmark "H". Very rare, Fine-very fine.)"

The abbey struck coins until 1783; the city continued coinage after the French occupation until confederation. This type was struck 1777 and 1779 and accompanied a half thaler (KM 26) and thaler (Dav-1778). The canton of St. Gall issued almost no coinage between 1739 and 1786.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver or billon, this specimen 6.41 g.

Catalog reference: KM 28, Sattler 39a, D.T. 846a, HMZ 2-871b.

Source:

  • 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 91, The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 1 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.

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