Fribourg 1846 2-1/2 rappen

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Sincona sale 91, lot 3211

This specimen was lot 3211 in Sincona sale 91 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 100 CHF (about US$132 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ Freiburg/Fribourg, Stadt und Kanton, 2 1/2 Rappen (Kreuzer) 1846, Freiburg. FDC. (Switzerland, canton of Fribourg, 2½ rappen or kreuzer of 1846. Uncirculated.)"

This one year type, the last from the canton, is fairly common. One thaler was forty batzen or 400 rappen.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver or billon, this specimen 1.19 g.

Catalog reference: KM 91, MCV 88, D.T.119b, HMZ 2-288b.

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, SINCONA Auction 91, The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 1 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.

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