Bern 1796 thaler Dav-1759

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Sincona sale 98, lot 4144

This specimen was lot 4144 in SINCONA Auction 98 (Zürich, May 2025), where it sold for 450 CHF (about US$653 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ Bern, Stadt und Kanton, Taler 1796, Bern. Seltener Jahrgang. Vorzüglich-FDC. (Switzerland, city and canton of Bern, thaler of 1796, Bern mint. Rare date, About Uncirculated.)"

The SCWC records this for 1795-97 with the 1797 being the rare date.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 29.3 g, silver, 40 mm diameter, this specimen 29.33 g.

Catalog reference: KM 149, D.T. 507c, HMZ 2-218c.

Sources:

  • Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
  • 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.

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