Switzerland 2005-B 50 francs Fr-525

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Sincona sale 35, lot 5660

This specimen was lot 5660 in Sincona sale 35 (Zürich, October 2016), where it sold for 475 CHF (about US$564 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"Confederation, 50 Franken 2005. Automobilsalon. Ohne Etui. Polierte Platte. FDC. (Swiss confederation, fifty francs of 2005, on the centennial of the Automobile Salon. Choice Proof.)"

Recorded mintage: 6,000 proofs.

Specification: 11.29 g, 0.900 fine gold, 25.1 mm diameter, this specimen 11.26 g.

Catalog reference: HMZ 2-1219i, Fr-525, KM 113.

Source:

  • 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.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 2001-Date, 13th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2018.
  • 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]Jürg Richter, Schweizer Münzen und Medaillen vom Mittelalter bis in die Neuzeit, Auktion 35, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2016.

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