Germany Hamburg 2 and 4 Schilling 1725 to 1738
The three-towered castle appears on most coins from the old German city of Hamburg. For these two coins, two and four schillings, the denomination appears encircled on the reverse side.
The coin in our picture comes from Dirk Loebbers in Wettringen, Germany where it is on sale for 19 euros, or about $25 US dollars. This gives and idea about the value of these coins. If Dirk's coin were in better condition, the price would go up substantially.
Here is what the coin catalogs say about these neat coins
2 SCHILLING
worn: $12 US dollars approximate catalog value
average circulated: $60
well preserved: $125
4 SCHILLING
worn: $8 US dollars approximate catalog value
average circulated: $40
well preserved: $75
Use our Terminology page to properly interpret these catalog values.
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Coin: 13958, Genre: Central Europe North South, Timeline: World
Created (yyyymm): 201302, Last review: 201502
Appearance: Normal round coin Metallic gray Letters: Latin
Years: sort: 1725, filter: 1725 to 1738
Image: german_states_hamburg_4_schilling_1738.jpg
Tags: escutcheon deutiches fern carlo encircled tiera charles headed shiled floret scripts broadsword scrolwork bundes letter sworeds karolus circal devtsch saber deustch ross rings monograms emperer 4th limb crests liafy deutsche branch deutchen leaves imperator germanic rom emperado leaf eagles imperatore crest tiarra emperador deutscherlander eaglets insignia centered sword sticks rosettes chevrons emporer schiller lettering 2nd german filigree initials tiara orb globe emperor carolvs deutsch circling deutchlands arm crown globes germany doubling deutschen encircles certer leave scroll circel sphere carol encircle deutscher shields karol body egals spray leaved leafs elliptic ringed roses centers circumference encircling castel scrollwork spheres carolus bundesrepublic coats centre deutschland posy ring carl crowning globus leafe carlos bodies charlie stalks karolvs empress caligraphy leafy deut inscription imper semp schilling carlosi circles twigs loop rose foot circumscribed heads crowns circumscibed emperio ovals circuit chevron scrolls carlvs bough oneheaded hamburger twig sprigs coat devtscher deuches iiii deutchland swords leafed bundsrepublik emperator logo deutsches crowned monogram leavs balls off foliage scolled ellipse arms circlet castle head circle sprays schill emperur deutches offcenter bundesrublika ferns creast sprig bundesrepublik branched branches emp initals letters empereur flowerettes rossette dutchland deutshen sheild castles stick impc boughs loops double ball florets impz bund doubled deutschlands imperaior circular incircled ivy crested stalk feet branching emperuer eagel scrolled imperat rosette scrip inscriptions circled doubles greenery earth imp eagle bundersrepublik oval empreradur hemisphere lettered egal swordlike bush shield center escucheon offset script hamburg bundesrepublika oblong shild hamb calligraphy initial karl carlovs
