Fribourg 1827 batzen

Stack's Bowers 2021 ANA sale, lot 46129

photo courtesy Stack's Bowers LLC

The second specimen was lot 46129 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Costa Mesa, CA, August 2021), where it sold for $144. The catalog description^[1] noted, "SWITZERLAND. Fribourg. Batzen, 1827. PCGS MS-64 Gold Shield. A boldly struck and lightly toned coin with flashy luster in the fields. There is evidence of rotated double striking on both sides." This type of 1827-28 is fairly common. Five rappen and five batzen were also struck in 1827. Forty batzen made a thaler. The last cantonal issue was a 2½ rappen of 1846 (KM 91).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: billon.

Catalog reference: KM-83; HMZ 2-286d.

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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The August 2021 ANA sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.

Link to:

• 1811 batzen
• 1827 5 rappen
• 1827 5 batzen
• 1828 batzen
• Coins and currency dated 1827