Basel 1764 batzen

Sincona sale 95, lot 4067

This specimen was lot 4067 in Sincona sale 95 (Zürich, October 2024), where it sold for 80 CHF (about US$111 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ Basel, Stadt und Kanton, Batzen 1764, Basel. Gutes sehr schön. (Switzerland, canton of Basel, batzen of 1764, Good Very Fine.)"

Thirty batzen made a convention thaler of 120 kreuzer. This type was struck 1763-65.

Record mintage: unknown.

Specification: 1.81 g, billon, this specimen 1.92 g.

Catalog reference: KM 164, D.T. 775b, HMZ 2-105d.

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.

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