Bern 1772 kreuzer

Sincona sale 95, lot 4158

This specimen was lot 4158 in Sincona sale 95 (Zürich, October 2024), where it sold for 250 CHF (about US$347 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ Bern, Stadt und Kanton, Kreuzer 1772, Bern. FDC. (Switzerland, canton of Bern, kreuzer of 1772, Bern mint. Uncirculated.)"

This type was struck in billon 1755, 1765, 1772-81, 1785, 1789, 1792-93, 1796-97. The 1793 is the most common date. In Germany, the convention thaler was 120 kreuzer; in Switzerland, the thaler was 160 kreuzer.

Record mintage: unknown.

Specification: 0.97 g, billon, 17.5 mm diameter, this specimen 1.06 g.

Catalog reference: KM 115, D.T. 528c, HMZ 2-225d.

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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