Solothurn 1790 1/2 kreuzer
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This specimen was lot 5398 in Sincona sale 68 (Zürich, October 2020), where it sold for 180 CHF (about US$237 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SWITZERLAND | Solothurn | Stadt und Kanton, Vierer 1790, Solothurn. Sehr selten in dieser Erhaltung. FDC. (city and canton of Solothurn, vierer of 1790, Solothurn mint. Very rare in this condition. Uncirculated.)"
This type was struck 1761, 1789-90, 1793-98 and is common up thru Extremely Fine. Four kreuzer made a batzen and forty batzen made a thaler.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 0.6 g, billon, 14.5 mm diameter; this specimen 0.62 g.
Catalog reference: KM 36.1, D.T. 696c, HMZ 2-851c.
- 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 68, Swiss Coins, Medals and Banknotes, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2020.
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