Geneva 1785-G sol

Stack's Bowers 2019 Collector's Choice sale, lot 72810

This specimen was lot 72810 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, October 2019), where it sold for $156. The catalog description^[1] noted, "SWITZERLAND. Geneva. Silver Sol, 1785-G. NGC MS-65. An immensely pleasing Gem, this attractively toned piece is the finest graded specimen in the NGC census." This type was struck by the city of Geneva 1785-88. Twelve sols = florin, 12 florins, 9 sols = thaler = 153 sols.

Recorded mintage: unknown but not rare.

Specification: 1 g, billon, 18 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-87a; HMZ-2-349.

Source:

• 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]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The October 2019 Collector's Choice Sale: World and Ancient Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2019.

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