Vaud 1810 10 batzen

from Heritage sale 3049, lot 34273

This specimen was lot 34273 in Heritage sale 3049 (Long Beach, September 2016), where it sold for $763.75. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Vaud. Canton 10 Batzen 1810 MS65 NGC. This highly lustrous Gem has an excellent strike, and full cartwheel luster. The finest example graded at NGC and as such, worthy of a strong bid. From the Redwood Collection, Part II." This type is listed for 1810-11 and is scarce. A matching twenty batzen exists (KM 16). Forty batzen made a thaler. Vaud did not begin issuing coins until after the Helvetic republic, being previously a subject territory of the canton of Geneva.

Recorded mintage: 1,234.

Specification: billon.

Catalog reference: KM 15, HMZ-2-999a.

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, Warren Tucker and David Michaels, Heritage World Coin Auction 3049, featuring the Ohio Valley Collection, the Redwood Collection and the F.P. Briand Collection, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2016.

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