Basel 1765-H 1/2 thaler
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This specimen was lot 3099 in Sincona sale 64 (Zurich, June 2020), where it sold for 250 CHF (about US$313 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SWITZERLAND | Basel | Stadt und Kanton, Halbtaler 1765, Basel. Münzzeichen H unter der Wertangabe. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. (city and canton of Basel, half thaler of 1765, Basel mint, mintmaster initial H. Very fine-extremely fine.)"
This issue also comes without the "H" mintmark.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 11.59 g.
Catalog reference: KM 168, Winterstein 163. D.T. 760b, HMZ 2-100m.
- [1]Richter, Jurg, Sincona sale 64: Swiss Coins and Medals, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2020.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- Richter, Juerg, 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.
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