Vaud 1810 20 batzen

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from Heritage sale 3049, lot 34276
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This specimen was lot 34276 in Heritage sale 3049 (Long Beach, September 2016), where it sold for $423. The catalog description[1] noted, "V[au]d. Canton 20 Batzen 1810 MS63 ANACS. This coin exhibits a full strike with prooflike surfaces on the reverse which are adorned with mottled blue and purplish toning. The obverse has fully reflective cartwheel luster with gunmetal-gray toning. Overall, excellent eye-appeal that deserves a premium bid. From the Redwood Collection, Part II." This type is listed for 1810-11 and is scarce. A matching ten batzen exists (KM 15). Forty batzen made a thaler.

Recorded mintage: 6,590 for 1810-11.

Specification: 14.7 g, silver, 34 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 16, 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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