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16th Cent, Swiss Canton of Zurich "Stampfer" thaler
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Coin Details
| Origin/Country: |
SWITZERLAND - TO 1600 |
| Item Description: |
TALER (c.1560) Switzerlnd ZURICH DAV-8783A |
| Full Grade: |
PCGS AU 53 |
| Owner: |
jgenn |
Owner Comments:
Known as a Stampfer thaler for the mintmaster Hans Jakob Stampfer. In the middle of the 16th century, Zürich had so much silver, it needed two mintmasters to process them. The other mintmaster at the time, Hans Gutenson, used the traditional way of hammering the coinage. Stampfer, introduced milling and the roller press, one of the earliest uses of this technology for producing coins.
ex Redwood Collection, Part II