Geneva 1659-AC 1/2 thaler

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Sincona sale 102, lot 5222

This specimen was lot 5222 in Sincona Auction 102 (Zürich, October 2025), where it sold for 950 CHF (about US$1,432 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ Genf/Genève, Stadt und Kanton, Halbtaler 1659, Genf. Mzz. AC (ligiert). Sehr selten. Fast sehr schön. (Switzerland, city and canton of Geneva, half thaler of 1659, Geneva mint. Very rare, About Very Fine.)"

The SCWC notes this type as struck 1621-30, 1633, 1638-41, 1657, 1659, with all dates rare to unknown. It was accompanied by a thaler (KM 26), ducat (KM 42) and a double ducat (KM 46).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 14 g, silver, this specimen 12.25 g.

Catalog reference: KM 27, Demole 456, HMZ 2-314p.

Source:

  • 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, Jurg, SINCONA Auction 102: The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 4 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2025.

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