Switzerland 1883-B 5 rappen
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This specimen was lot 39740 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2025), where it did not sell. This specimen was offered again as lot 75786 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice Online Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, May 2025), where it still did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "SWITZERLAND. 5 Rappen, 1883-B. Bern Mint. PCGS MS-63. Appears to be an off-metal strike in bronze." The type was struck with a few interruptions 1879-1980 without change.
Recorded mintage: 3,000,000, a common date for the period.
Specification: 2 g, copper-nickel, 17.15 mm diameter, plain edge; this specimen bronze.
Catalog reference: KM-26.
- 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, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, January 2025 NYINC Showcase Auction, featuring the Richard Margolis Collection, Part III, and the Richard August Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
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