Bern 1757 1/4 thaler

Sincona sale 98, lot 4126

This specimen was lot 4126 in SINCONA Auction 98 (Zürich, May 2025), where it sold for 225 CHF (about US$326 including buyers' fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ Bern, Stadt und Kanton, Vierteltaler (10 Batzen) 1757, Bern. Laubrand. Gutes vorzüglich. Feine Patina. (Switzerland, city and canton of Bern, quarter thaler or ten batzen of 1757, Bern mint. Herringbone edge, About Uncirculated, Nicely toned.)"

This type was struck 1757-60 and 1773-74 and is fairly scarce.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 7.9 g, silver, 30 mm diameter, this specimen 8.12 g.

Catalog reference: KM 118, D.T. 512a, HMZ 2-220a.

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, Jurg, SINCONA Auction 98: The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 3 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2025.

Link to:

• 1755 10 kreuzer
• 1755 20 kreuzer
• 1756 20 kreuzer
• 1758 quarter thaler (10 batzen)
• 1759 10 kreuzer = 2½ batzen
• Coins and currency dated 1757