Schwyz 1787-S 5 schilling

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Sincona sale 70, lot 3501

This specimen was lot 3501 in Sincona sale 70 (Zürich, May 2021), where it sold for 120 CHF (about US$159 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SWITZERLAND | Schwyz. 5 Schilling 1787, Schwyz. Sehr schön. (Switzerland, canton of Schwyz, five schillinge of 1787, Schwyz mint. Very fine.)"

Five schilling = 1/8 gulden. This was the second issue of this denomination in this canton in the eighteenth century. One other of 1785 completed the series.

Reported Mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 1.35 g.

Catalog reference: KM 46, D.T. 584b, HMZ 2-801b.

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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