Bern 1657 30 kreuzer

Sincona sale 95, lot 4123

This specimen was lot 4123 in Sincona sale 95 (Zürich, October 2024), where it sold for 275 CHF (about US$381 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ Bern, Stadt und Kanton, 30 Kreuzer 1657, Bern. Auch als Halber Gulden oder Vierteltaler. Sehr selten in dieser Erhaltung. Fast FDC. Beidseitig stark justiert. (Switzerland, canton of Bern, thirty kreuzer of 1657, Bern mint. Equal to half gulden or quarter thaler. Very rare in this condition, About Uncirculated, Heavy adjustment marks on both sides.)"

This style was struck 1657 and undated.

Record mintage: unknown.

Specification: 7.42 g, silver, 30 mm diameter, this specimen 7.53 g.

Catalog reference: KM 28, D.T. 1135b, HMZ 2-193b.

Sources:

• Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
• 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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