Switzerland 1850 5 rappen

From CoinVarieties
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Sincona sale 83, lot 5202

This specimen was lot 5202 in Sincona sale 83 (Zürich, May 2023), where it sold for 3,200 CHF (about US$4,283 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "SWITZERLAND, 5 Rappen 1850, ohne Mzz. Äusserst seltene Erhaltung. (five rappen of 1850, without mintmark, Extremely rare condition. FDC. Uncirculated. Prachtexemplar. Cabinet piece)." This type was minted 1850-51 in Strasbourg, France, as the Helvetic Confederation was being organized. It is accompanied by billon ten and twenty rappen. It comes mintmarked AB, BB and without mintmark (shown here), which last is very rare. It was later minted in Bern 1872-77 before being converted to copper-nickel in 1879.

Recorded mintage: 7,970,000 (including AB and BB).

Specification: billon, this specimen 1.63 g.

Catalog reference: KM 5, Divo 9, HMZ 1211c.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • Divo, Jean-Paul, and Edwin Tobler, Die Münzen der Schweiz, im 19. und 20. Jahrhundert, Zürich: Bank Leu & Co AG, 1969.
  • 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 83, World and Swiss Coins and Medals, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2023.

Link to:

Retrieved from "https://coinvarieties.com/index.php?title=Switzerland_1850_5_rappen&oldid=533449"