Switzerland 1947-B franc

from the Stack's Bowers 2017 ANA sale, lot 23309

This specimen was lot 23309 in Stack's Bowers ANA Auction (Denver, CO, August 2017), where it sold for $50. The catalog description^[1] noted, "SWITZERLAND. Franc, 1947-B. PCGS MS-67. Sharply struck, brilliant and highly attractive." This type was struck 1878-1967 in silver and is still in production today in copper-nickel form. Few dates after 1936 are scarce and this one is fairly common.

Recorded mintage: 624,000 plus specimens.

Specification: 5 g, 0.835 fine silver, .134 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: KM 24.

Sources:

• 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]Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio and Chris Chatigny, The August 2017 Denver ANA Auction: Ancients, Selections from The Richard Stuart Collection & World Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2017.

Link to:

• 1940 2 francs
• 1946 franc
• 1947 10 rappen
• 1947 20 francs
• 1953 franc
• return to coins of Switzerland
• Coins and currency dated 1947