Graubunden 1842 1/2 batzen

Stack's Bowers November 2023 Collector's Choice sale, lot 74678

This specimen was lot 74678 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2023), where it sold for $144. The catalog description^[1] noted, "SWITZERLAND. Graubunden. 1/2 Batzen, 1842A-B. PCGS MS-66. A lovely coin in a beautiful state of preservation. Lustrous argent surfaces and the crisply-struck details make it a marvelous coin to behold. From the Robert C. Knepper Collection." This type was also struck in 1836. Five rappen = half batzen = four kreuzer.

Recorded mintage: 162,000.

Specification: billon.

Catalog reference: KM-13.

Source:

• 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, November 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancient & World Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

Link to:

• 1836 half batzen
• 1842 1/6 batzen
• 1842-AB batzen
• 1842 4 franken
• Coins and currency dated 1842