Aargau 1816 batzen

Sincona sale 59, lot 3010

This type was struck 1807-11 and 1816. The last batzen was issued in 1826. This specimen was lot 3010 in Sincona sale 59 (Zürich, October 2019), where it sold for 375 CHF (about US$454 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"SWITZERLAND | Aargau, Batzen 1816, Aarau. Selten. Gutes sehr schön. (Switzerland, canton of Aargau, batzen of 1816. Rare, Good very fine.)"

Recorded mintage: unknown but the scarcest date.

Specification: billon, this specimen 2.50 g.

Catalog reference: D.T. 199f, HMZ 2-23k, KM 9.1.

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 59: Gold and Silver Coins and Medals; Coins and Medals from Switzerland, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2019.

Link to:

• 1811 batzen
• Aargau 1812 4 franken
• 1815 half batzen
• 1815 5 batzen
• 1816 rappen
• 1816 2 rappen
• Coins and currency dated 1816
• return to coins of Switzerland, Aargau