Bern 1777 kreuzer

Sincona sale 73, lot 4117

This specimen was lot 4117 in Sincona sale 73 (Zürich, November 2021), where it sold for 100 CHF (about US$129 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"SWITZERLAND | Bern | Stadt und Kanton. Kreuzer 1777, Bern. Vorzüglich. (Switzerland, canton of Bern, kreuzer of 1777, Extremely fine.)"

This kreuzer was struck 1755, 1765, 1772-81, 1785, 1789, 1792-97. 160 kreuzer = forty batzen = one thaler.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: billon; this specimen 0.92 g.

Catalog reference: KM 115, D.T. 528g, HMZ 2-225h.

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, Jürg, Sincona sale 73: World Coins and Medals, Bullion Auction and World Banknotes, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2021.

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