Fribourg 1806 batzen

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Sincona sale 47, lot 2711

This specimen was lot 2711 in Sincona sale 47 (Zürich, May 2018), where it sold for 700 CHF (about US$840 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SWITZERLAND, Freiburg/Fribourg, Stadt und Kanton, Batzen 1806. Sehr selten in dieser Erhaltung. Gutes vorzüglich. (city and canton of Fribourg, batzen of 1806. Very rare in this condition, Good extremely fine.)"

This one year type is rather scarce. Forty batzen made a thaler.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: billon, this specimen 2.79 g.

Catalog reference: D.T. 110, HMZ 2-286a, KM 71.

Source:

  • Divo, Jean-Paul, and Edwin Tobler, Die Münzen der Schweiz, im 19. und 20. Jahrhundert, Zürich: Bank Leu & Co AG, 1969.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • 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, Auction 47, World Coins and Medals, Coins and Medals from Switzerland, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2018.

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