Solothurn 1809 5 batzen

Heritage sale 3030, lot 25162

This specimen was lot 25162 in Heritage sale 3030 (New York, January 2014), where it sold for $881.25. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Solothurn. City 5 Batzen 1809, MS65 NGC, nicely toned with full mint luster, a choice and fully original example of this rare date." The other date, 1811, is priced substantially lower.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: billon.

Catalog reference: KM 68.

Source:

• Divo, Jean-Paul, and Edwin Tobler, Die Münzen der Schweiz, im 19. und 20. Jahrhundert, Zürich: Bank Leu & Co AG, 1969.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• 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]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and David Michaels, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3030, featuring the RLM Collection, the Isaac Rudman Collection, the Hans Cook Collection and the Collection of Donald E. Bently, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2013.

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• return to coins of Switzerland, Solothurn