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[[Image:S95-4487.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 95, lot 4487]] | [[Image:S95-4487.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 95, lot 4487]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 4487 in Sincona sale 95 (Zürich, October 2024), where it sold for 300 CHF (about US$416 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''SCHWEIZ St. Gallen, Stadt und Kanton, Groschen 1579, St. Gallen. Münzzeichen: Vierspeichiges Mühlenrad, dem Münzmeister Konrad Gmünder zugeschrieben. Sehr selten. Sehr schön.'' ([[Switzerland]], city and canton of [[Switzerland, St.Gallen|St. Gall]], groschen of 1579, St. Gall mint. Very rare, Very Fine. Mintmark: Four-spoked mill wheel, attributed to the mint master Konrad Gmünder.)"</blockquote> This type | + | This specimen was lot 4487 in Sincona sale 95 (Zürich, October 2024), where it sold for 300 CHF (about US$416 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''SCHWEIZ St. Gallen, Stadt und Kanton, Groschen 1579, St. Gallen. Münzzeichen: Vierspeichiges Mühlenrad, dem Münzmeister Konrad Gmünder zugeschrieben. Sehr selten. Sehr schön.'' ([[Switzerland]], city and canton of [[Switzerland, St.Gallen|St. Gall]], groschen of 1579, St. Gall mint. Very rare, Very Fine. Mintmark: Four-spoked mill wheel, attributed to the mint master Konrad Gmünder.)"</blockquote> This type was struck steadily 1563-73, 1579-80 and 1588-89. Later dates were made using roller dies. One groschen was three kreuzer or 1/24 thaler. |
''Record mintage:'' unknown. | ''Record mintage:'' unknown. | ||
| − | ''Specification:'' silver, this specimen 2.37 g. | + | ''Specification:'' 2.22 g, silver, 22 mm diameter, this specimen 2.37 g. |
''Catalog reference:'' TZN 58, HMZ 2-891q. | ''Catalog reference:'' TZN 58, HMZ 2-891q. | ||
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* [[St. Gall 1565 1/2 thaler|1565 half thaler]] | * [[St. Gall 1565 1/2 thaler|1565 half thaler]] | ||
* [[St. Gall 1567-CI thaler Dav-8792|1567-CI thaler]] | * [[St. Gall 1567-CI thaler Dav-8792|1567-CI thaler]] | ||
| + | * [[St. Gall (15)70-¢ groschen|(15)70-¢ groschen]] | ||
* [[St. Gall (15)80 groschen|(15)80-G groschen]] | * [[St. Gall (15)80 groschen|(15)80-G groschen]] | ||
* [[Coins and currency dated 1579]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1579]] | ||
[[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 92, 93, 94, 95]][[Category:Coinage of the Swiss cantons]] | [[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 92, 93, 94, 95]][[Category:Coinage of the Swiss cantons]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:51, 8 January 2026
This specimen was lot 4487 in Sincona sale 95 (Zürich, October 2024), where it sold for 300 CHF (about US$416 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWEIZ St. Gallen, Stadt und Kanton, Groschen 1579, St. Gallen. Münzzeichen: Vierspeichiges Mühlenrad, dem Münzmeister Konrad Gmünder zugeschrieben. Sehr selten. Sehr schön. (Switzerland, city and canton of St. Gall, groschen of 1579, St. Gall mint. Very rare, Very Fine. Mintmark: Four-spoked mill wheel, attributed to the mint master Konrad Gmünder.)"
This type was struck steadily 1563-73, 1579-80 and 1588-89. Later dates were made using roller dies. One groschen was three kreuzer or 1/24 thaler.
Record mintage: unknown.
Specification: 2.22 g, silver, 22 mm diameter, this specimen 2.37 g.
Catalog reference: TZN 58, HMZ 2-891q.
- 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 95: The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 2 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.
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