Geneva 1634 3 quarts
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This specimen was lot 4240 in Sincona sale 95 (Zürich, October 2024), where it sold for 50 CHF (about US$69 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWEIZ Genf/Genève, Stadt und Kanton, 3 Quarts 1634, Genf. Ohne Mzz. Sehr schön. (Switzerland, canton of Geneva, three quarts of 1634, Geneva mint, without mintmark. Very Fine.)"
This type was struck 1601, 1612-19 and 1634-37. One thaler was 96 sols and one sol was four quarts or twelve deniers.
Record mintage: unknown.
Specification: 1 g, billon, 18 mm diameter, this specimen 1.04 g.
Catalog reference: KM 8, Demole 162. D.T. 1679g, HMZ 2-329h.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- 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 95: The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 2 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.
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