Fribourg 1744 1/2 kreuzer KM-48

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Sincona sale 97, lot 3173

The first specimen was lot 3173 in SINCONA Auction 97 (Zürich, May 2025), where it sold for 500 CHF (about US$725 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ Freiburg/Fribourg, Stadt und Kanton, Vierer 1744, Freiburg. Variante mit Burg. Sehr selten. Fast vorzüglich. Exemplar der Studie zu Halbbatzen, Schillingen, Kreuzer, Vierer und 2/3 Haller von Freiburg i. Üe./Fribourg. (Switzerland, canton of Fribourg, vierer or half kreuzer of 1744, Fribourg mint, variety with tower. Very rare, About Extremely Fine.)"

A vierer was half a kreuzer. This type was struck 1744 only along with another type with a shield obverse (KM 45).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specifications: 0.55 g, billon, 15 mm diameter, this specimen 0.61 g.

Catalog reference: KM 48, MCV 66 (fehlerhafte Lesung). D.T. 664. Tobler (Vierer) 1744 A, HMZ 2-280o.

Sources:

  • 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 97: World and Swiss Coins and Medals, SINCONA Bullion Auction, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2025.

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