Zug 1762 1/6 assis
This specimen was lot 4613 in Sincona sale 95 (Zürich, October 2024), where it sold for 350 CHF (about US$485 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWEIZ Zug, Stadt und Kanton, 1/6 Assis 1762, Zug. Zugerwappen, deutscher Schild. Rv. Wertzahl 1/6, zwei Zeilen Schrift und Jahreszahl, unten ein Röschen. Selten. Sehr schön. (Switzerland, canton of Zug, one-sixth assis of 1762, Zug mint. Obverse: cantonal arms, German style shield; reverse: value and date, rosette below. Rare, Very Fine.)"
The SCWC lists this type for 1747-52, 1756-57, 1761-67. Like many low denomination coins, it is common in low grade but rare in choice condition, no contemporaries thinking it worth hoarding. It was equal to the angster.
Record mintage: unknown.
Specification: 0.2 g, billon, 12 mm diameter, this specimen 0.21 g.
Catalog reference: KM 56, Tobler (1/6 Assis) 26a, D.T. 645i, HMZ 2-1105z.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- 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]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 95: The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 2 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.
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