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[[Image:S77-2890.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 77, lot 2890]]
 
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This specimen was lot 2890 in Sincona sale 77 (Zürich, May 2022), where it sold for 475 CHF (about US$577 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE - AUSTRIA. Ferdinand II. 1619-1637. 1/2 Kippertaler zu 60 Kreuzer 1621, Brünn. Münzmeister Hans Pecs, 1621-1622. Selten. Gutes sehr schön. Überdurchschnittliche Erhaltung. Leichte Verkrustungen.'' ([[Austria]], Ferdinand II, 1619-37, sixty kreuzer of 1621, Brunn mint. Rare, Good very fine, Extraordinary condition, Some encrustations.)"</blockquote> Kipper sixty kreuzer were struck at Brünn, [[Austria 1621-BZ 60 kreuzer KM-323|Olmütz]] and Hall for the Hapsburg emperor Ferdinand II. Altho nominally a five-sixths thaler or gulden, it is too light and is probably debased as well, being an inflationary issue (1620-24) of the Thirty Years War, along with six, 15, 24, 30, 48, 60, 75, 120, 150 and 300 groschen. Once the kipper period was over, there was a concerted effort to recall and melt down the debased issues, accounting for their rarity today.
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This specimen was lot 2890 in Sincona sale 77 (Zürich, May 2022), where it sold for 475 CHF (about US$577 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE - AUSTRIA. Ferdinand II. 1619-1637. 1/2 Kippertaler zu 60 Kreuzer 1621, Brünn. Münzmeister Hans Pecs, 1621-1622. Selten. Gutes sehr schön. Überdurchschnittliche Erhaltung. Leichte Verkrustungen.'' ([[Austria]], Ferdinand II, 1619-37, sixty kreuzer of 1621, Brunn mint. Rare, Good very fine, Extraordinary condition, Some encrustations.)"</blockquote> Kipper sixty kreuzer were struck at Brünn, [[Austria 1621-BZ 60 kreuzer KM-323|Olmütz]] and [[Austria 1621 60 kreuzer KM-322|Hall]] for the Hapsburg emperor Ferdinand II. Altho nominally a five-sixths thaler or gulden, it is too light and is probably debased as well, being an inflationary issue (1620-24) of the Thirty Years War, along with six, 15, 24, 30, 48, 60, 75, 120, 150 and 300 groschen. Once the kipper period was over, there was a concerted effort to recall and melt down the debased issues, accounting for their rarity today.
  
 
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* [[Austria 1621 48 kreuzer KM-311|1621 48 kipper kreuzer, Brünn mint]]
 
* [[Austria 1621 48 kreuzer KM-311|1621 48 kipper kreuzer, Brünn mint]]
 
* [[Austria 1621-BZ 60 kreuzer KM-323|1621-BZ 60 kreuzer, kipper issue, Olmütz mint]]
 
* [[Austria 1621-BZ 60 kreuzer KM-323|1621-BZ 60 kreuzer, kipper issue, Olmütz mint]]
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* [[Austria 1621 60 kreuzer KM-322|1621 60 kipper kreuzer, Hall mint, archduke Leopold V]]
 
* [[Salzburg 1621 120 kreuzer]] kipper
 
* [[Salzburg 1621 120 kreuzer]] kipper
 
* [[Austria 1621 1/2 thaler KM-261|1621 half thaler, Vienna mint]]
 
* [[Austria 1621 1/2 thaler KM-261|1621 half thaler, Vienna mint]]

Latest revision as of 13:16, 22 December 2025

Sincona sale 77, lot 2890

This specimen was lot 2890 in Sincona sale 77 (Zürich, May 2022), where it sold for 475 CHF (about US$577 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE - AUSTRIA. Ferdinand II. 1619-1637. 1/2 Kippertaler zu 60 Kreuzer 1621, Brünn. Münzmeister Hans Pecs, 1621-1622. Selten. Gutes sehr schön. Überdurchschnittliche Erhaltung. Leichte Verkrustungen. (Austria, Ferdinand II, 1619-37, sixty kreuzer of 1621, Brunn mint. Rare, Good very fine, Extraordinary condition, Some encrustations.)"

Kipper sixty kreuzer were struck at Brünn, Olmütz and Hall for the Hapsburg emperor Ferdinand II. Altho nominally a five-sixths thaler or gulden, it is too light and is probably debased as well, being an inflationary issue (1620-24) of the Thirty Years War, along with six, 15, 24, 30, 48, 60, 75, 120, 150 and 300 groschen. Once the kipper period was over, there was a concerted effort to recall and melt down the debased issues, accounting for their rarity today.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 15.04 g.

Catalog reference: KM 321, Herinek 814.

Source:

  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • [1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 77, World Coins and Medals, Bullion Auction, Coins and Medals of Switzerland, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2022.

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