Switzerland 1985 1000 francs Fr-508
This specimen was lot 3412 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2017), where it sold for $2,115. The catalog description[1] noted, "SWITZERLAND. 1,000 Franc, 1985. PCGS PROOF-69. Struck to commemorate the Uri shooting festival in Altdorf. RARE, with a mintage of only 300 pieces. Gorgeous flashing brilliant fields with positively no signs of handling or contact. Among the top level certified example with only three pieces having scored a perfect 70 score. This piece is housed in an old green label PCGS holder and could very well compete for a top grade spot." This shooting festival token had a nominal face value during the festival which ended once the festival was over. However, as it continues a old tradition of such pieces, the series (in gold and silver) remains popular and is mentioned in Friedberg and the SCWC Unusual World Coins. This one, the second in the modern series, is accompanied by a silver fifty francs (KM XS24).
Recorded mintage: 300.
Specification: 26 g, 0.900 fine gold, .752 troy oz AGW.
Catalog reference: Fr-508; Bruce-S25; HMZ-2-1346b.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Unusual World Coins, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2011.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- 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, The January 2017 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Richard Stuart Collection, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2016.
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