View source for Hamburg 1789-OHK 16 schilling

[[Image:H3067-34036o.jpg|300px|thumb|Heritage sale 3067, lot 34036]]
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This specimen was lot 34036 in Heritage sale 3067 (Long Beach, September 2018), where it sold for $384. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Germany|German States]]: [[German States, Hamburg|Hamburg]]. Free City 16 Schilling (1/2 Taler) 1789-OHK MS64 NGC. A sterling and choice piece, well struck, with considerably nice surfaces for the grade, and a hypnotic luster. Quite possibly one of the finest extant." The first sixteen schillings struck in the 1580's were worth half a thaler. Two centuries later, when this one year type was issued, the denomination had dropped to a third of a thaler. This is the final issue. OHK stood for mint warden Otto Heinrich Knorre, who held the post 1761-1805.

''Recorded mintage:'' 80,000.

''Specification:'' 9.16 g, 0.750 fine silver.

''Catalog reference:'' KM 463.

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016. 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, ''2018 September 6-11 Long Beach Expo World Coins & Ancient Coins Signature Auction #3067,'' Dallas: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2018. 

''Link to:''
* [[Hamburg 1787 2 ducats Fr-1128|1787 double ducat]]
* [[Hamburg 1790 ducat Fr-1129|1790 ducat]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1789]]

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