Geneva 1708-IM 3 quarts

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Sincona sale 98, lot 4257

This specimen was lot 4257 in SINCONA Auction 98 (Zürich, May 2025), where it sold for 400 CHF (about US$580 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ Genf/Genève, Stadt und Kanton, 3 Quarts 1708, Genf. Silberabschlag. Mzz. I . M . Gutes vorzüglich. (Switzerland, canton of Geneva, three quarts of 1708, three quarts of 1708, Geneva mint, struck in silver. About Uncirculated.)"

This type was struck 1708 only. One thaler was 96 sols and one sol was four quarts.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specifications: 1.37 g, billon, 18 mm diameter, this specimen silver, 0.76 g.

Catalog reference: KM 56, Demole 168, D.T. 1018 Anm, Richter (Proben) 1-315, HMZ 2-350a Anm.

Sources:

  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • 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 98: The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 3 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2025.

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