Solothurn 1762 10 kreuzer

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Sincona sale 98, lot 4447

This specimen was lot 4447 in SINCONA Auction 98 (Zürich, May 2025), where it sold for 120 CHF (about US$174 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ Solothurn, Stadt und Kanton, 10 Kreuzer 1762, Solothurn. Schräg gerippter Rand. Fast vorzüglich. (Switzerland, canton of Solothurn, ten kreuzer of 1762, Solothurn mint. Obliquely reeded edge, About Extremely Fine.)"

Ten kreuzer made one twelfth of a convention thaler but 1/16 of a Swiss thaler. This type was struck 1762 only.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specifications: 2 g, silver, 22 mm diameter, this specimen 2.26 g.

Catalog reference: KM 38, Simmen-HMZ (SMK VII) 86. D.T. 688, HMZ 2-847b.

Sources:

  • 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, Jurg, SINCONA Auction 98: The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 3 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2025.

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