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Summary

These specimens were lot 4414 in SINCONA Auction 98 (Zürich, May 2025), where they sold for 40 CHF (about US$ including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ Schwyz, Angster 1814, Aarau. Angster 1816. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. (2) (Switzerland, Schwyz, angsters of 1814 and 1816, Aarau mint. Very Fine-About Uncirculated, two pieces.)"

This type, the lowest copper denomination, was struck 1810-16, 1821, 1827, 1838, 1843-46. After being temporarily unified under Napoleon's Helvetic Republic, the cantons went their separate ways after the Congress of Vienna and issued a torrent of low value coins. The Swiss confederation was reorganized in 1848 and the cantonal issues terminated. Numista states 200 angster made a franc.

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current08:03, 22 June 2025Thumbnail for version as of 08:03, 22 June 2025470 × 470 (75 KB)LatinKing2020 (talk | contribs)These specimens were lot 4414 in SINCONA Auction 98 (Zürich, May 2025), where they sold for 40 CHF (about US$ including buyers' fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''SCHWEIZ Schwyz, Angster 1814, Aarau. Angster 1816. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. (2)'' (Switzerland, Schwyz, angsters of 1814 and 1816, Aarau mint. Very Fine-About Uncirculated, two pieces.)"</blockquote> This type, the lowest copper denomination, was struck 1810-16, 1821, 1827, 1838, 1843-46. After being te...

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