Switzerland 1886-B 2 francs

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Sincona sale 101, lot 4441

This specimen was lot 4441 in Sincona Auction 101 (Zürich, October 2025), where it sold for 90 CHF (about US$136 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ Eidgenossenschaft, 2 Franken 1886 B, Bern. Fast vorzüglich. Kratzer. (confederation of Switzerland, two francs of 1886, Bern mint. About Extremely Fine, Scratches.)"

This type was struck at the Bern mint starting in 1874 and the design is still in use today tho the coin is now nickel. This specimen is struck to the standard of the French two francs of 1866-1920. Many of the dates from the twentieth century are very common but this one is somewhat scarce. Prior to confederation in 1850, each Swiss canton issued its own coins.

Recorded mintage: 1,000,000 plus specimens.

Specification: 10 g, 0.835 fine silver, 27.4 mm diameter, this specimen 9.93 g.

Catalog reference: KM 21, Divo 99, HMZ 2-1202e.

Source:

  • 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.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • [1]Richter, Jurg, SINCONA Auction 101: World Coins, Medals and Banknotes, Swiss Confederate Coins, Medals and Banknotes, Shooting Coins and Medals, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2025.

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