Basel 1765 batzen

Sincona sale 64, lot 3102

This specimen was lot 3102 in Sincona sale 64 (Zürich, June 2020), where it sold for 405 CHF (about US$508 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"SWITZERLAND | Basel | Stadt und Kanton, Batzen 1765, Basel. Selten in dieser Erhaltung. FDC. Prachtvolle Erhaltung. (city and canton of Basel, batzen of 1765, Basel mint. Rare in this condition, Uncirculated, Magnificent condition.)"

Thirty batzen made a convention thaler of 120 kreuzer. This type was struck 1763-65 by the city and is fairly common. No more of this denomination were struck until the nineteenth century.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 1.81 g, billon, this specimen 1.89 g.

Catalog reference: KM 164, D.T. 775c, HMZ 2-105e.

Source:

• ^[1]Richter, Jürg, Sincona sale 64: Swiss Coins and Medals, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2020.
• 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.

Link to:

• Basel 1764 batzen
• 1764 1/6 thaler
• 1764 ⅓ thaler
• Bern 1765 4 kreuzer = batzen
• 1765-H half thaler
• 1765 thaler
• 1766 1/6 thaler
• Coins and currency dated 1765