St. Gall 1773-H 12 kreuzer

Sincona sale 47, lot 2957

This specimen was lot 2957 in Sincona sale 47 (Zürich, May 2018), where it sold for 850 CHF (about US$1,020 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"SWITZERLAND, St. Gallen, Abtei, Beda Angehrn von Hagenwil, 1767-1796. 12 Kreuzer 1773. Jahreszahl auf Wappenseite. Selten. Fast vorzüglich. (Abbey of St. Gall, Beda Angehrn von Hagenwil, 1767-96, twelve kreuzer of 1773, date on arms side. Rare, About extremely fine.)"

The abbey struck coins until 1783; the city continued coinage after the French occupation until confederation. This one year type is rare. The monks also issued a kreuzer (KM 7), six kreuzer (KM 16), a half ducat (KM 20) and a ducat (KM 21) in 1773. The canton of St. Gall issued almost no coinage between 1739 and 1786.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: billon, this specimen 3.93 g.

Catalog reference: D.T. 853, HMZ 2-873c, KM 19.

Source:

• 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.
• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• ^[1]Richter, Jürg, Auction 47, World Coins and Medals, Coins and Medals from Switzerland, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2018.

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