Basel 1796 thaler Dav-1758
This specimen was lot 3102 in Sincona Auction 105 (Zürich, May 2026), where it sold for 400 CHF (about US$610 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWEIZ Basel, Stadt und Kanton, Taler 1796, Basel. Randschrift. Gutes sehr schön. Feine Patina. (Switzerland, canton of Basel, thaler of 1796, Basel mint, with edge lettering. Good Very Fine, Nicely toned.)"
This thaler was also struck in 1795. It does not seem to conform to the convention thaler standard (28.06 g, 0.833 fine silver). In 1798, the French occupied Switzerland and terminated cantonal independence.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 25.77 g, silver, 41 mm diameter, this specimen 25.84 g.
Catalog reference: KM 186, Dav-1758, Winterstein (Taler) 121, D.T. 750b, HMZ 2-99l.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
- 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.
- Winterstein, Christian, Die Taler Von Basel, Basel: Schweizerischer Bankverein Basel, 1983.
- [1]Richter, Jürg, Michael Hardmeier, Michael Otto, Arne Kirsch, Ruedi Kunsmann and Timur Demirai, SINCONA Auction 105: The Konrad Bürki Collection of Swiss Cantonal Coins - Part 5, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2026.
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