Geneva 1644-B 24 sols

Sincona sale 95, lot 4245

This specimen was lot 4245 in Sincona sale 95 (Zürich, October 2024), where it sold for 150 CHF (about US$208 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ Genf/Genève, Stadt und Kanton, 24 Sols (2 Gulden) 1644, Genf. Mzz. B. Selten. Sehr schön. Kratzer. (Switzerland, canton of Geneva, 24 sols or double gulden of 1644, Geneva mint, mintmark B. Rare, Very Fine, Scratch.)"

This type was struck 1644-47. One thaler was 96 sols. Whereas in Germany, a gulden was sixty kreuzer or ⅔ thaler; here, the gulden seems to be ⅛ thaler.

Record mintage: unknown.

Specification: 6.46 g, silver, 28 mm diameter, this specimen 6.77 g.

Catalog reference: KM 41, Demole 425, D.T. 1662a, HMZ 2-317d.

Sources:

• 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.

Link to:

• 1641-AD DS 3 sols
• 1641-DS 6 sols
• 1641-D AD thaler
• 1641-SD quadrupla d'or
• 1642-SD quadrupla d'or
• 1644-B ducat
• 1645-B 24 sols
• Coins and currency dated 1644