Switzerland 1919-B 10 rappen KM-27a
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This specimen was lot 47760 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2024), where it sold for $85. The catalog description[1] noted, "SWITZERLAND. Brass 10 Rappen, 1919-B. Bern Mint. NGC MS-62." The ten rappen or ten centimes was introduced in copper nickel in 1879 and is still in production today, unaltered in module. Material shortages arising in World War One caused authorities to switch to brass for 1918-19, as shown here. The brass issue is quite scarce, the copper-nickel ten rappen of 1919 is common.
Recorded mintage: 3,000,000 including KM 27.
Specification: 3 g, brass, 19.15 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-27a; HMZ-1231dd.
- 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, August 2024 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, featuring The Emilio M. Ortiz Collection, The Richard Margolis Collection and The Rutherford Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
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