Aargau 1807-M 5 batzen

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Sincona sale 91, lot 3004

This specimen was lot 3004 in Sincona sale 91 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 8,000 CHF (about US$10,571 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ Aargau, 5 Batzen 1807, Aarau. Rv. Münzzeichen M für Stempelschneider Johann Meyer, Sursee. Schräg geriffelter Rand. Von grosser Seltenheit. Sehr schön. Gemäss Kurt Jaeger in SMK III, Bern 1963, wurden nur gerade 250 Exemplare dieses Jahrgangs geprägt. (Switzerland, canton of Aargau, five batzen of 1807, Aarau mint, mintmark "M" on the reverse. Obliquely reeded edge. Of high rarity, Very fine.)"

This five batzen was struck in 1807-08; the 1808 is common. No coinage for Aargau exists prior to 1798, when it was admitted as a canton to the confederation.

Recorded mintage: 250.

Specification: silver or billon, this specimen 4.56 g.

Catalog reference: KM 10, D.T. 194a, HMZ 2-22a.

Source:

  • Divo, Jean-Paul, and Edwin Tobler, Die Münzen der Schweiz, im 19. und 20. Jahrhundert, Zürich: Bank Leu & Co AG, 1969.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • 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, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 91, The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 1 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.

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