St. Gall 1737-GR 15 kreuzer

Sincona sale 102, part of lot 5499, fake

Sincona sale 102, part of lot 5499, genuine

This specimen was part of lot 5499 in Sincona Auction 102 (Zürich, October 2025), where it sold for 100 CHF (about US$151 including buyers' fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ. St. Gallen. Stadt und Kanton. 15 Kreuzer 1737, St. Gallen. 15 Kreuzer 1737, zeitgenössische Fälschung. Mzz. Schlange und GR. Lot von 2 Stück. Schön-sehr schön. (Switzerland, canton of St. Gall, fifteen kreuzers of 1737, one genuine and one fake, St. Gall mint, with snake and GR mintmark. Fine-Very Fine, two pieces.)"

This type was struck 1724-25, 1730-34, 1737-39 and most dates are fairly common, including this one. The convention thaler was 120 kreuzer.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, 29 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 88, TZN 99c, F14. D.T. 808e. HMZ 2-905g.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• 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 102: The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 4 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2025.

Link to:

• 1734-GR 15 kreuzer
• 1738-GR 15 kreuzer
• Coins and currency dated 1737