Geneva 1645-B 24 sols
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This specimen was lot 4246 in Sincona sale 95 (Zürich, October 2024), where it sold for 250 CHF (about US$347 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWEIZ Genf/Genève, Stadt und Kanton, 24 Sols (2 Gulden) 1645, Genf. Mzz. B. Selten in dieser Erhaltung. Gutes sehr schön. (Switzerland, canton of Geneva, 24 sols or double gulden of 1645, Geneva mint, mintmark B. Rare in this condition, Good Very Fine.)"
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 7.01 g.
Catalog reference: KM 41, Demole 426, D.T. 1662b, HMZ 2-317e.
- 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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