Fribourg 1740 1/2 kreuzer

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Sincona sale 64, lot 3231

This specimen was lot 3231 in Sincona sale 64 (Zürich, June 2020), where it sold for 450 CHF (about US$564 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SWITZERLAND | Freiburg/Fribourg | Stadt und Kanton, Vierer 1740, Freiburg. Variante mit breitem Wappen. Sehr selten. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. (city and canton of Fribourg, Very rare, Very fine-extremely fine.)"

The vierer or half kreuzer was struck intermittently in Fribourg throughout the eighteenth century (KM 37, 44, 45, 48, 52). This style was made 1736-44 and 1751 and is not expensive in low grade.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: billon, this specimen 0.59 g.

Catalog reference: KM 45, D.T. 663e, HMZ 2-280k.

Source:

  • [1]Richter, Jürg, Sincona sale 64: Swiss Coins and Medals, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2020.
  • 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.

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