Schwyz 1785-S 5 schilling

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Sincona sale 70, lot 3499

This specimen was lot 3499 in Sincona sale 70 (Zürich, May 2021), where it sold for 525 CHF (about US$697 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SWITZERLAND | Schwyz. 5 Schilling 1785, Schwyz. Selten in dieser Erhaltung. Vorzüglich. (Switzerland, canton of Schwyz, five schillinge of 1785, Schwyz mint. Rare in this condition, Extremely fine.)"

Five schilling = 1/8 gulden. This was the first issue of this denomination in this canton in the eighteenth century. One other of 1787 completed the series.

Reported Mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 1.54 g.

Catalog reference: KM 42, D.T. 584a, HMZ 2-801a.

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]Jürg Richter, Auction 70, Swiss Coins and Medals and Rarities in Gold, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2021.

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