Switzerland 1908-B rappen

Goldberg sale 84, lot 4435

photo courtesy Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

This specimen was lot 4435 in Stack's-Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2015), where it sold for $45. The catalog description^[1] noted, "SWITZERLAND. Rappen, 1908 B. PCGS MS-66 RB. Sharply struck with considerable mint red." This type was struck at the Bern mint 1902-41. This is a common date. Zinc rappen were minted during World War Two and when bronze rappen resumed in 1948, a modified design was introduced.

Recorded mintage: 3,000,000.

Specification: 1.5 g, bronze, 16 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-3.2.

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]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, Aleeza Brown, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 84: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2014.

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