Geneva 1715-IPD 3 quarts
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This specimen was lot 3278 in Sincona sale 91 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 800 CHF (about US$1,057 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWEIZ Genf/Genève, Stadt und Kanton, 3 Quarts 1715, Genf. Silberabschlag. Selten. Gutes vorzüglich. (Switzerland, canton of Geneva, three quarts of 1715, Geneva mint, struck in silver. Rare, Good extremely fine.)"
This type was struck in billon in 1715 and is fairly common. Silver strikes exist, made for presentation.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: billon, this specimen silver, 1.39 g.
Catalog reference: KM 63 (billon), KM 63a (silver), Demole 170, D.T. 1019, Anm, Richter (Proben) 1-320 (plate coin), HMZ 2-350b, Anm.
- 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, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 91, The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 1 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.
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