Switzerland 1850-A rappen

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Sincona sale 51, lot 4229

This specimen was lot 4229 in Sincona sale 51 (Zürich, October 2018), where it sold for 350 CHF (about US$422 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"1 Rappen 1850. Selten in dieser Erhaltung. NGC MS66 BN. Prachtexemplar. (Swiss confederation, one rappen of 1850, Strasbourg mint. Rare in this condition, Cabinet piece.)"

This is a better date of a type issued 1850-51 at Paris. The type is not rare, having been minted nearly continuously since 1853 at the Bern mint.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: bronze.

Catalog reference: Divo 11, HMZ 2-1215a, KM 3.1.

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]Richter, Jürg, Sincona Auction 51: Gold and Silver Coins and Medals; Coins and Medals from Switzerland, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2018.

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