St. Gall 1786-HGZ 6 kreuzer

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Sincona sale 90, lot 2600

This specimen was lot 2600 in Sincona sale 90 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 60 CHF (about US$79 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ St. Gallen, Stadt und Kanton, 6 Kreuzer 1786, St. Gallen. Münzzeichen Z in doppeltem Oval. Rv. Münzzeichen HGZ. Vorzüglich. (Switzerland, canton of St. Gall, six kreuzer of 1786, mintmark "Z" in double oval. Extremely fine.)"

This type was struck again by the city (not the abbot) in 1790.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: billon, this specimen 2.92 g.

Catalog reference: KM 94, D.T. 812a, HMZ 2-906k.

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 90, Münzen und Medaillen der Welt, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.

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