8 Schilling
Features
| Issuer |
Free Hanseatic city of Hamburg
(German States)  |
|---|---|
| Period |
Free Hanseatic City (1324-1922)
|
| Emperor |
Charles VI (Karl VI) (1711-1740)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Year | 1738 |
| Value | 8 Schilling (⅙) |
| Currency | Thaler (1675-1872) |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 5.6 g |
| Diameter | 30 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 21384 |
| References | KM# 392 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
Obverse
Coat of arms dividing date with value below.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
HAMBURGER•CURRENT•GELDT•
1738·
8·SCHIL·
Reverse
Crowned double headed eagle with imperial orb on breast holding scepter to the left and sword to the right, mint official’s initials below.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
+CAROLVS•VI•D•G•ROM•IMP•SEMP•AVGVST
I•H•L•
Mint
Hamburg Mint (Hamburgische Münze), Germany (801-date)Mark
| IHL | Johann Heinrich Löwe, Mint Master, Hamburg Mint (1725-1759), Stralsund (1761-1763), Berlin (1813), Strelitz |
Comments
Previously listed as KM#174
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| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 1738 | IHL | 
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199 000 | $ 27 | $ 27 | ||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 83
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Past sales
| Pictures | Sale | Date | Grade | Sold price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Katz Auction 158 Lot 480 
|
14 May 2025 | UNC |
USD 232.05
(EUR 201.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 119 Lot 665
|
30 Mar 2024 | VF |
USD 23.09
(EUR 20.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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