Switzerland 1851-A 2 rappen

Stack's Bowers 2021 NYINC sale, lot 24620

This specimen was lot 24620 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (Newport Beach, CA, January 2021), where it sold for $65. The catalog description^[1] noted, "SWITZERLAND. 2 Rappen, 1851-A. Paris Mint. PCGS MS-64 Brown Gold Shield. Featuring a slight woodgrain nature, this lustrous example presents some solid color and luster." This type was struck 1850-51 at Paris and 1866, 1870, 1875, 1879, 1883-90 at Berne. This is a fairly common date.

Recorded mintage: 3,720,000.

Specification: 3 g, bronze, 20 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-4.1.

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]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The January 2021 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Oro del Nuevo Mundo and Matt Orsini Collections, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.

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