Basel (1690) thaler Dav-1744

Sincona sale 13, lot 2767

This specimen was lot 2767 in Sincona sale 13 (Zürich, October 2013), where it sold for 520 CHF (about US$673 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ, Basel Stadt, Taler o. J. (1690). Sehr schön-vorzüglich. (Switzerland, city of Basel, thaler without date, circa 1690. Very fine to extremely fine)."

The SCWC lists this for the eighteenth century but we respect the opinion of SINCONA, who live in Switzerland.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 28.12 g.

Catalog reference: Winterstein 126. D.T. 1343, HMZ 2-78d, KM 127, Davenport 1744.

Source:

• Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 5th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2010.
• Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1600-1700, Galesburg, IL, 1974.
• 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.
• Winterstein, Christian, Die Taler Von Basel, Basel: Schweizerischer Bankverein Basel, 1983.
• ^[1]Auktion 13: Münzen und Medaillen, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2013.

Link to:

• 1676 thaler
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• Bern 1681-D 20 ducats
• 1684 triple ducat
• (1690) half thaler
• 1694 thaler
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• return to coins of Basel