Switzerland 1984 50 francs
This specimen was lot 30681 in Heritage sale 3040 (Chicago, April 2015), where it sold for $1,292.50. The catalog description[1] noted, "Confederation Shooting Festival Proof 50 Francs 1984 Oberhasli PR68 Deep Cameo PCGS. This current offering is essentially pristine and boasts highly glossy surfaces surrounding frosty devices. A delightful issue with a small mintage of just 300 pieces. Choice in this premium designation." Shooting festival medals/coins are a Swiss tradition going back before confederation in 1848. The early ones (before World War One) were struck to the standard of a silver five francs and circulated as such even tho they bore no denomination. Later ones are strictly collector items with no face value and should be classed as medals, not coins. They are not listed in the regular SCWC.
Recorded mintage: 6,000 plus 200 specimens.
Specification: 25 g, 0.900 fine silver, 38 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-XS22.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Unusual World Coins, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2011.
- 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]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and David Michaels, Heritage Signature Auction 3040, featuring the Santa Maria, the Alan Dean and the Valley View Life Collections, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2015.
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