St. Gall 1782 1/2 thaler

Sincona sale 70, lot 3561

This specimen was lot 3561 in Sincona sale 70 (Zurich, May 2021), where it sold for 120 CHF (about US$159 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"SWITZERLAND | St. Gallen | St. Gallen, Abtei. Beda Angehrn von Hagenwil, 1767-1796. Halbtaler 1782, Münzstätte des Klosters. Schräg gerippter Rand. Fast sehr schön. Minimale Schrötlingsfehler. (Switzerland, abbey of St. Gall, Beda Angehrn von Hagenwil, 1767-1796, half thaler of 1782, cloister mint. About very fine, Minimal flan flaws.)"

This type was struck 1780 and 1782; the 1780 is a much scarcer date.

Reported Mintage: unknown.

Specification: 14.03 g, 0.833 fine silver, this specimen 13.87 g.

Catalog reference: KM 33, D.T. 844. HMZ 2-868e.

Source:

• Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• Richter, Juerg, and Ruedi Kunzmann, Neuer HMZ-Katalog, Band 2: Die Münzen der Schweiz und Liechtensteins 15//16. Jahrhundert bis Gegenwart, Regenstauf, Germany: H. Gietl Verlag GmbH, 2006.
• ^[1]Jürg Richter, Auction 70, Swiss Coins and Medals and Rarities in Gold, Zurich: Sincona AG, 2021.

Link to:

• St. Gall 1781 15 kreuzer = ¼ gulden
• 1781 ducat
• 1790 3 kreuzer
• 1790 6 kreuzer
• Coins and currency dated 1782