Aargau 1808 batzen KM-9.1

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Sincona sale 91, lot 3011

This specimen was lot 3011 in Sincona sale 91 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 200 CHF (about US$264 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ Aargau, Batzen 1808, Aarau. Variante mit spitzem Wappen. Fast FDC. (Switzerland, canton of Aargau, batzen of 1808, Aarau mint, variety with pointed shield. About uncirculated.)"

This batzen was struck in 1807-11 and 1816. Another batzen exists with an oval shield (KM 12). No coinage for Aargau exists prior to 1798, when it was admitted as a canton to the confederation.

Recorded mintage: 184,000.

Specification: silver or billon, this specimen 2.71 g.

Catalog reference: KM 9.1, D.T. 199b, HMZ 2-23g.

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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