Switzerland 1875-B 10 rappen
The first specimen was lot 5601 in Sincona sale 35 (Zürich, October 2016), where it sold for 750 CHF (about US$890 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Confederation, 10 Rappen 1875. Seltener Jahrgang in überdurchschnittlicher Erhaltung, Vorzüglich. (Swiss confederation, ten rappen of 1875. Extremely fine. Rare date and in very good condition.)"
The second specimen was lot 2240 in Jean Elsen sale 145 (Brussels, September 2020), where it sold for €420 (about US$599 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[2] noted,
"SUISSE, Confédération helvétique, billon 10 Rappen, 1875B. Rare. Très Beau. (Switzerland, Helvetic Confederation, billon ten rappen of 1875. Rare, Very Fine.)"
This is a rare date of a type issued 1850-51, 1871-76. The type is not rare but is seldom seen compared to the copper-nickel Helvetia type (KM 27) issued 1878-1980.
Recorded mintage: 174,000.
Specification: 2.37 g, billon, 19.23 mm diameter, the first specimen 2.63 g.
Catalog reference: Divo 53, HMZ 2-.1209e, KM-6.
- 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]Jürg Richter, Schweizer Münzen und Medaillen vom Mittelalter bis in die Neuzeit, Auktion 35, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2016.
- [2]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 145, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2020.
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