Solothurn 1767 10 batzen

Sincona sale 95, lot 4458

This specimen was lot 4458 in Sincona sale 95 (Zürich, October 2024), where it sold for 100 CHF (about US$139 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ Solothurn, Stadt und Kanton, 10 Batzen 1767, Solothurn. Dreiblättriger Laubrand. Fast vorzüglich. Felder geglättet. (Switzerland, canton of Solothurn, ten batzen of 1767, Solothurn mint. About Extremely Fine, Fields tooled.)"

In Germany, the convention thaler was 120 kreuzer but 160 kreuzer in Switzerland. Four kreuzer made a batzen and ten batzen was one quarter thaler. This denomination was struck again in 1773 with a different obverse.

Record mintage: unknown.

Specification: 7.80 g, silver, 30 mm diameter, this specimen 8.01 g.

Catalog reference: KM 42, Simmen-HMZ (SMK VII) 94d, D.T. 680, HMZ 2-845e.

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, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 95: The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 2 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.

Link to:

• 1762 10 kreuzer
• 1763 20 kreuzer
• 1766 10 batzen
• Solothurn 1773 10 batzen = quarter thaler
• Coins and currency dated 1767