Basel 1724 3 batzen

Sincona sale 95, lot 4060

This specimen was lot 4060 in Sincona sale 95 (Zürich, October 2024), where it sold for 450 CHF (about US$624 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ Basel, Stadt und Kanton, 3 Batzen 1724, Basel. Vorzüglich. (Switzerland, canton of Basel, three batzen of 1724, Basel mint, Extremely Fine.)"

A batzen was four kreuzer so three batzen was twelve kreuzer or half a dicken. This type was struck 1724 and 1726. Other three batzen include KM 165 (1764-65) and KM 198 (1809-10).

Record mintage: unknown.

Specification: 4.57 g, billon, this specimen 4.57 g.

Catalog reference: KM 140, D.T. 771a, HMZ 2-104a.

Sources:

• 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]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 95: The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 2 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.

Link to:

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