Bern 1764 1/2 kreuzer

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Sincona sale 102, lot 5112

This specimen was lot 5112 in Sincona Auction 102 (Zürich, October 2025), where it sold for 3,250 CHF (about US$ including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ Bern, Stadt und Kanton, Vierer 1764, Bern. Von grösster Seltenheit. Schön-sehr schön. (Switzerland, city and canton of Bern, half kreuzer of 1764, Bern mint. Of the highest rarity, Fine-Very Fine.)"

This type was struck in billon 1762-66, 1769-71, 1774-81, 1785-97. The SCWC claims the 1764 is unique; the other dates are fairly common. Some dates are known struck in gold.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 0.60 g, billon, 15.3 mm diameter, this specimen 0.50 g.

Catalog reference: KM 122, D.T. 533 (unlisted date), HMZ 2-226k.

Source:

  • 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 102: The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 4 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2025.

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