Appenzell 1738 9 batzen KM-38

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Sincona sale 35, lot 5016

This specimen was lot 5016 in Sincona sale 35 (Zürich, October 2016), where it sold for 4,250 CHF (about US$5,045 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"Appenzell Innerrhoden, 9 Batzen 1738. Sehr selten. Gutes sehr schön. (canton of Appenzell, nine batzen of 1738. Very rare, Good very fine.)"

Appenzell, a small canton surrounded by the canton of St. Gall, struck coins until 1816. This rare type was accompanied by another nine batzen (KM 39) with a different reverse. The monetary system was 4 pfennig = one kreuzer, 4 kreuzer = one batzen, 10 batzen = one franken.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 8.43 g.

Catalog reference: Tobler (SMK V) 3. D.T. 782, HMZ 2-36a, KM 38.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • 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]Jürg Richter, Schweizer Münzen und Medaillen vom Mittelalter bis in die Neuzeit, Auktion 35, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2016.

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