Bern 1717 20 kreuzer

Sincona sale 95, lot 4138

This specimen was lot 4138 in Sincona sale 95 (Zürich, October 2024), where it sold for 120 CHF (about US$166 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ Bern, Stadt und Kanton, 20 Kreuzer 1717, Bern. Fast vorzüglich. (Switzerland, canton of Bern, twenty kreuzer of 1717, Bern mint. About Extremely Fine.)"

This type was struck 1716-17 and was accompanied by one, four and ten kreuzer.

Record mintage: unknown.

Specification: 4.89 g, silver, 26 mm diameter, this specimen 4.96 g.

Catalog reference: KM 86, D.T. 514b, HMZ 2-221b.

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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