St. Gall 1781 15 kreuzer

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Sincona sale 63, lot 3582

This specimen was lot 3582 in Sincona sale 64 (Zürich, June 2020), where it sold for 2,600 CHF (about US$3,258 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SWITZERLAND | St. Gallen | St. Gallen, Abtei. Beda Angehrn von Hagenwil, 1767-1796. 15 Kreuzer 1781, Münzstätte des Klosters. Selten. Fast FDC. Prachtvolle Erhaltung mit herrlicher Patina. (abbey of St. Gall, Beda Angehrn von Hagenwil, 1767-96, fifteen kreuzer of 1781, struck within the abbey. Rare, About uncirculated, Beautiful condition with magnificent patina.)"

Fifteen kreuzer made one quarter of a gulden. This example exceeded the catalog value by a substantial margin.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: billon, this specimen 4.59 g.

Catalog reference: KM 35, D.T. 852, HMZ 2-872a.

Source:

  • 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 sale 64: Swiss Coins and Medals, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2020.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.

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