Fribourg 1829 5 batzen
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This specimen was lot 3206 in Sincona sale 91 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 900 CHF (about US$1,189 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWEIZ Freiburg/Fribourg, Stadt und Kanton, 5 Batzen 1829, Freiburg. FDC. Prachtvolle Erhaltung. (Switzerland, canton of Fribourg, five batzen of 1829, Fribourg mint. Uncirculated, Magnificent condition.)"
This type was struck 1827-29 and is not rare, altho this example realized double the catalog value.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver or billon, this specimen 4.38 g.
Catalog reference: KM 84, MCV 81b, D.T. 108c, HMZ 2-285f.
- 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, SINCONA Auction 91, The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 1 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.
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