Zug 1783 rappen

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Sincona sale 90, lot 2618

This specimen was lot 2618 in Sincona sale 90 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 325 CHF (about US$430 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ Zug, Stadt und Kanton, Rappen 1783, Zug. Silberabschlag. Sehr selten. Sehr schön. (Switzerland, canton of Zug, rappen of 1783, Zug mint, struck in silver. Very rare, Very fine.)"

This type was struck in copper 1782-85, 1794 and 1805. The SCWC does not mention the silver strikes.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: copper or silver, this specimen 1.17 g.

Catalog reference: KM 63, Richter (Proben) 1-785, HMZ 2-1104f Anm.

Source:

  • 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 90, Münzen und Medaillen der Welt, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.

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