Schwyz 1786 10 schilling

Sincona sale 63, lot 3512

This specimen was lot 3512 in Sincona sale 64 (Zürich, June 2020), where it sold for 1,100 CHF (about US$1,378 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"SWITZERLAND | Schwyz | misc, 10 Schilling 1786, Schwyz. (Viertelgulden). Rv. mit Mzz. S ganz oben. FDC. Prachtvolle Erhaltung. (canton of Schwyz, Schwyz mint. Uncirculated, Magnificent condition.)"

This is the only issue of this denomination.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver or billon, this specimen 2.58 g.

Catalog reference: KM 45, D.T. 583, HMZ 2-800a.

Source:

• 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 sale 64: Swiss Coins and Medals, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2020.
• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.

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