Zurich (1806)-B 10 schilling
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This specimen was lot 5132 in Sincona sale 83 (Zürich, May 2023), where it sold for 180 CHF (about US$ including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "SWITZERLAND Zurich. 10 Schilling o. J. (1806), Zürich. Mzz. B oben in Verzierung der Rückseite. Gestrichelter Rand. Geprägt ab 1806. NGC MS63. (canton of Zurich, undated ten schilling, Zürich mint, mintmark "B" in the exergue of the reverse. Struck circa 1806." This type was struck with dates 1807-11 and is not rare. Before the French Revolution, seventy-two or eighty schilling made a thaler.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 4.65 g, silver, 28 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM 182, D.T. 22a, HMZ 2-1176a.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Richter, Juerg, 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 83, World and Swiss Coins and Medals, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2023.
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