Geneva 1847 centime
This specimen was lot 2563 in Sincona sale 90 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 2,000 CHF (about US$2,643 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWEIZ Genf/Genève, Stadt und Kanton, 1 Centime 1847, Genf. Silberabschlag. Äusserst selten. NGC PF64. Prachtvolle Erhaltung. Das durch NGC höchstbewertete Exemplar. (Switzerland, canton of Geneva, one centime of 1847, struck in silver, Extremely rare, Magnificent condition, graded NGC PF-64, Finest certified by NGC.)"
This type was issued for circulation in low grade billon and a few in silver for presentation. Proofs are not supposed to exist. In 1848, Geneva was incorporated into the reformed Swiss Confederation and coinage for the individual cantons ceased.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver or billon.
Catalog reference: KM 132 (copper), KM 132a (silver), D.T. 290, var, HMZ 2-370e, Anm. Richter (Proben) 1-486 (LP).
- Divo, Jean-Paul, and Edwin Tobler, Die Münzen der Schweiz, im 19. und 20. Jahrhundert, Zürich: Bank Leu & Co AG, 1969.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- 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 90, Münzen und Medaillen der Welt, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.
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