Switzerland 1925-B 100 francs

Ponterio sale 168, lot 40396

photo courtesy Stack's-Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 40396 in Ponterio sale 168 (Philadelphia, August 2012), where it sold for $12,650. The catalog description^[1] noted, "SWITZERLAND. 100 Francs, 1925-B. NGC MS-64. The Only Large Size Latin Monetary Union Gold Coin of Switzerland. RARE. Mintage of only 5,000 pieces." This large and glamourous coin, the only issue of its size, has always been rare and expensive but never difficult to obtain for those who can afford it. The accompanying twenty francs is plentiful in all grades.

Recorded mintage: 5,000.

Specification: 32.25 g, 0.900 fine gold, .933 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Fr-502; KM-39.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 168: The Official ANA Auction, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2012.

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