St. Gall 1812-K 1/2 batzen

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Sincona sale 91, lot 3541

This specimen was lot 3541 in Sincona sale 91 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 350 CHF (about US$463 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ St. Gallen, Halbbatzen 1812, St. Gallen. Selten in dieser Erhaltung. Fast FDC. (Switzerland, canton of St. Gall, half batzen of 1812, St. Gall mint. Rare in this condition, About uncirculated.)"

This type was struck 1807, 1810-17. Forty batzen made a thaler.

Recorded mintage: 252,000.

Specification: silver or billon, this specimen 2.06 g.

Catalog reference: KM 103, D.T. 171d, HMZ 2-917h.

Source:

  • Divo, Jean-Paul, and Edwin Tobler, Die Münzen der Schweiz, im 19. und 20. Jahrhundert, Zürich: Bank Leu & Co AG, 1969.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • 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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