Switzerland 1916-B 20 francs
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This specimen was lot 1662 in Stephen Album sale 41 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2021), where it sold for $420. The catalog description[1] noted, "SWITZERLAND: AV 20 francs, 1916-B, lustrous, Unc." This type was struck 1897-1935 in large numbers and most dates are readily available today for their bullion value.
Recorded mintage: 300,000.
Specification: 6.45 g, 0.900 fine gold, .186 troy oz AGW.
Catalog reference: KM-35.1, Fr-499.
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- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- 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.
- [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 41, featuring the Dick Nanta Collection of Giray Khans, Part II, the Charles Opitz Collection of Ethnographic Money, Part II, and the Allan F. Pacela Collection of Chinese Coins. Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2021.
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