Ticino 1835 3 soldi

Heritage sale 3064, lot 33864

This specimen was lot 33864 in Heritage sale 3064 (Chicago, April 2018), where it sold for $480. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Ticino. Canton 3 Soldi 1835 MS67 PCGS. An absolutely stunning example with a refined bluish steel patina on the obverse and a smoothly lustrous and gorgeous reverse." This type was struck 1813, 1835, 1838 and 1841; it is fairly common. In Ticino, 12 denari = one soldo; 20 soldi = one franco.

Recorded mintage: 323,000.

Specification: billon.

Catalog reference: KM 2.

Source:

• 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, 1801-1900, 9th 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]Cristiano Bierrenbach and Warren Tucker, Heritage World Coin Auction 3064, featuring the Doug Robins Collection of Canadian Tokens, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2018.

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