Switzerland 2020-B 50 francs

Stack's Bowers 2023 NYINC sale, lot 43539

This specimen was lot 43539 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $960. The catalog description^[1] noted, "SWITZERLAND. 50 Francs, 2020-B. Bern Mint. NGC PROOF-70." This NCLT honoring tennis star Roger Federer was accompanied by a silver twenty francs.

Recorded mintage: 10,000 proofs.

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

Catalog reference: KM unlisted.

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.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The January 2023 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Taraszka Collection and the Mark and Dottie Salton Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.

Link to:

• 2016 50 francs, Gotthard tunnel
• 2018-B 50 francs, Wm. Tell
• 2020-B gold 1/4 franc, Albert Einstein
• 2020 20 francs, Roger Federer
• 2022 50 francs, centennial of Vreneli's 10 francs
• Coins and currency dated 2020