Neuchatel 1800 1/2 batzen KM-58
This specimen was lot 3394 in Sincona sale 91 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 200 CHF (about US$264 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWEIZ Neuenburg/Neuchâtel, Friedrich Wilhelm III. 1797-1805 und 1814-1840. Halbbatzen 1800, Neuchâtel. 1.79 g. Gekröntes, unten zugespitztes Wappen. Rv. Die Jahreszahl vor CUIQUE. Fast vorzüglich. (Switzerland, principality of Neuchâtel, Frederick William III, 1797-1805 and 1814-1840, half batzen of 1800, Neuchâtel mint. Obverse: crowned, pointed arms; reverse: date above "CUIQUE". About extremely fine.)"
This style of half batzen was struck 1799-1800 along with KM 57 (round arms). Unlike the other cantons, which were nominally republican, Neuchâtel was ruled by the kings of Prussia 1707-1805 and 1814-57.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 27.10 g.
Catalog reference: KM 58, Froidevaux V400. D.T. 249b, HMZ 2-717e.
- Divo, Jean-Paul, and Edwin Tobler, Die Münzen der Schweiz, im 19. und 20. Jahrhundert, Zürich: Bank Leu & Co AG, 1969.
- 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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