Switzerland 1906-B 20 rappen

Steve Album sale 38, lot 3604

This specimen was lot 3604 in Stephen Album sale 38 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2020), where it sold for $83.30. The catalog description^[1] noted, "SWITZERLAND: Confederation, 20 rappen, 1906-B, better date, lustrous, Choice Unc." This type was struck 1881-87, 1891-1903, 1906-13, 1919-38 with no change in design. In 1939, the coin was converted to copper-nickel and is still in production in that form.

Recorded mintage: 1,000,000.

Specification: 4 g, nickel, 21.05 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-29.

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, 1901-2000, 47th 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]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 38, featuring the Dabestani Collection of Persian Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2020.

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