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[[Image:S94-3024.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 94, lot 3024]]
 
[[Image:S94-3024.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 94, lot 3024]]
  
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This specimen was lot 3024 in Sincona sale 94 (Zurich, October 2024), where it sold for 500 CHF (about US$693 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''SCHWEIZ Basel, Stadt und Kanton, Guldentaler 1578, Basel. Sehr schön.'' ([[Switzerland]], [[Switzerland, Basel|canton of Basel]], guldenthaler of 1578, Basel mint. Very Fine.)"</blockquote> The guldenthaler was sixty kreuzer which, in the early part of the sixteenth century, was equal to a thaler. In the later part of the sixteenth century, the thaler rose to 72 kreuzer, making the guldenthaler 5/6 of a thaler. Later, in the seventeenth century, the thaler rose to ninety kreuzer, making the gulden (the "thaler" part of the name was dropped) two-thirds of a thaler. The [[Basel 1584 60 kreuzer|60 kreuzer]] was the same coin.
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The first specimen was lot 3024 in Sincona sale 94 (Zurich, October 2024), where it sold for 500 CHF (about US$693 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''SCHWEIZ Basel, Stadt und Kanton, Guldentaler 1578, Basel. Sehr schön.'' ([[Switzerland]], [[Switzerland, Basel|canton of Basel]], guldenthaler of 1578, Basel mint. Very Fine.)"</blockquote> The second specimen was lot 4034 in Sincona sale 95 (Zurich, October 2024), where it sold for 400 CHF (about US$555 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[2]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''SCHWEIZ Basel, Stadt und Kanton, Guldentaler 1578, Basel. Winterstein 348. HMZ 2-60q. Gutes sehr schön.'' (Switzerland, canton of Basel, guldenthaler of 1578, Basel mint. Good Very Fine.)"</blockquote> The guldenthaler was sixty kreuzer which, in the early part of the sixteenth century, was equal to a thaler. In the later part of the sixteenth century, the thaler rose to 72 kreuzer, making the guldenthaler 5/6 of a thaler. Later, in the seventeenth century, the thaler rose to ninety kreuzer, making the gulden (the "thaler" part of the name was dropped) two-thirds of a thaler. The [[Basel 1584 60 kreuzer|60 kreuzer]] was the same coin.
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.
  
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''Specification:'' silver, this specimen 23.97 g.  
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''Specification:'' 24 g, silver, the first specimen 23.97 g, the second specimen 24.24 g.  
  
 
''Catalog reference:'' Winterstein 379, HMZ 2-60q.  
 
''Catalog reference:'' Winterstein 379, HMZ 2-60q.  
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* Winterstein, Christian, ''Die Taler Von Basel,'' Basel: Schweizerischer Bankverein Basel, 1983.
 
* Winterstein, Christian, ''Die Taler Von Basel,'' Basel: Schweizerischer Bankverein Basel, 1983.
 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, ''SINCONA Auction 94: World and Swiss Coins and Medals, SINCONA Bullion Auction,'' Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2024.
 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, ''SINCONA Auction 94: World and Swiss Coins and Medals, SINCONA Bullion Auction,'' Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2024.
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* <sup>[2]</sup>Richter, Jürg, ''SINCONA Auction 95: The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 2 (Swiss Cantonal Coins),'' Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2024.
  
 
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Revision as of 11:58, 18 November 2024

Sincona sale 94, lot 3024

The first specimen was lot 3024 in Sincona sale 94 (Zurich, October 2024), where it sold for 500 CHF (about US$693 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ Basel, Stadt und Kanton, Guldentaler 1578, Basel. Sehr schön. (Switzerland, canton of Basel, guldenthaler of 1578, Basel mint. Very Fine.)"

The second specimen was lot 4034 in Sincona sale 95 (Zurich, October 2024), where it sold for 400 CHF (about US$555 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[2] noted,

"SCHWEIZ Basel, Stadt und Kanton, Guldentaler 1578, Basel. Winterstein 348. HMZ 2-60q. Gutes sehr schön. (Switzerland, canton of Basel, guldenthaler of 1578, Basel mint. Good Very Fine.)"

The guldenthaler was sixty kreuzer which, in the early part of the sixteenth century, was equal to a thaler. In the later part of the sixteenth century, the thaler rose to 72 kreuzer, making the guldenthaler 5/6 of a thaler. Later, in the seventeenth century, the thaler rose to ninety kreuzer, making the gulden (the "thaler" part of the name was dropped) two-thirds of a thaler. The 60 kreuzer was the same coin.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 24 g, silver, the first specimen 23.97 g, the second specimen 24.24 g.

Catalog reference: Winterstein 379, HMZ 2-60q.

Source:

  • Davenport, John S., Silver Gulden, 1559-1763, Frankfurt am Main, Numismatischer Verlag P. N. Schulten, 1982.
  • 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]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 94: World and Swiss Coins and Medals, SINCONA Bullion Auction, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2024.
  • [2]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 95: The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 2 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2024.

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