Schaffhausen 1573 1/2 batzen

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Sincona sale 102, lot 5425

This specimen was lot 5425 in Sincona Auction 102 (Zürich, October 2025), where it sold for 1,300 CHF (about US$1,959 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ. Schaffhausen. Halbbatzen 1573, Schaffhausen. Wielandt (Schaffhausen) 371 var, HMZ 2-755d. Selten. Gutes sehr schön. (Switzerland, Schaffhausen, half batzen of 1573, Schaffhausen mint. Rare, Good Very Fine.)"

This type is known from 1525, 1573 and undated. One thaler was 72 kreuzer or 18 batzen.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: billon, this specimen 1.33 g.

Catalog reference: Dav-8741, Wielandt (Schaffhausen) 662ff, HMZ 2-749c.

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.
  • [1]Richter, Jurg, SINCONA Auction 102: The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 4 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2025.

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