Geneva 1786-G sol
This specimen was lot 4174 in Sincona Auction 101 (Zürich, October 2025), where it sold for 250 CHF (about US$377 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWEIZ Genf/Genève, Stadt und Kanton, 1 Sol 1786, Genf. Silberabschlag. Selten. Fast vorzüglich. (Switzerland, city and canton of Geneva, one sol of 1786, Geneva mint, off metal strike in silver. Rare, About Extremely Fine.)"
The circulation issue (KM 87) was in billon but presentation strikes were also made in silver (KM 87a, shown here) and gold (KM 87b). This type was also struck in 1785 and 1788, the latter being the common date.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 1 g, billon, 18 mm diameter, this specimen silver, 1.33 g.
Catalog reference: KM 87a (silver), Richter (Proben) 1-388 (this example), D.T. 1017b Anm, HMZ 2-349b 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, Jurg, SINCONA Auction 101: World Coins, Medals and Banknotes, Swiss Confederate Coins, Medals and Banknotes, Shooting Coins and Medals, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2025.
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