Bern 1790 10 kreuzer

Sincona sale 59, lot 3071

This specimen was lot 3071 in Sincona sale 59 (Zürich, October 2019), where it sold for 250 CHF (about US$303 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"SWITZERLAND | Bern | Stadt und Kanton, 10 Kreuzer 1790, Bern. FDC. Prachtvolle Erhaltung. (Switzerland, canton of Bern, ten kreuzer of 1790, Bern mint. Uncirculated, Magnificent condition.)"

This type was struck 1759, 1764-65, 1776-78, 1787, 1790 and is fairly common.

Reported Mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver or billon, this specimen 2.12 g.

Catalog reference: KM 120, D.T. 522h, HMZ 2-222n.

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 Auction 59: Gold and Silver Coins and Medals; Coins and Medals from Switzerland, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2019.

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