Fribourg 1810 batzen

Sincona sale 47, lot 2713

This specimen was lot 2713 in Sincona sale 47 (Zürich, May 2018), where it sold for 250 CHF (about US$300 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"SWITZERLAND, Freiburg/Fribourg, Stadt und Kanton, Batzen 1810. Variante mit Wappen zwischen kurzen Zweigen. Gutes vorzüglich. (city and canton of Fribourg, batzen of 1810, variety with short branches. Good extremely fine.)"

This one year type is rather scarce. Forty batzen made a thaler. The last batzen was struck in 1830.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: billon, this specimen 2.67 g.

Catalog reference: D.T. 111, HMZ 2-286b, KM 74.

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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