St. Gall 1777-H 1/2 thaler

Sincona sale 91, lot 3502

This specimen was lot 3502 in Sincona sale 91 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 200 CHF (about US$264 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ St. Gallen, Beda Angehrn von Hagenwil, 1767-1796. Halbtaler 1777, Münzstätte des Klosters. Mzz. H (für Haag). Dreiblättriger Laubrand. Gutes sehr schön. (Switzerland, canton of St. Gall, Good very fine.)"

The abbey struck coins until 1783; the city continued coinage after the French occupation until confederation. This type was struck 1776-77 and accompanied a thaler (Dav-1778). The canton of St. Gall issued almost no coinage between 1739 and 1786.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 13.89 g.

Catalog reference: KM 26, D.T. 848a, HMZ 2-874a.

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 91, The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 1 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.

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