Zurich 1826 20 batzen

Ponterio sale 168, lot 40799

photo courtesy Stack's-Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 40799 in Ponterio sale 168 (Philadelphia, August 2012), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted, "SWITZERLAND. Zurich. 20 Batzen, 1826. PCGS MS-63 Secure Holder." Confederation coinage commenced in 1850; prior to that, each canton struck its own coinage. Twenty batzen equaled half a thaler; this denomination was struck in Zurich in 1813 and 1826 along with ten and forty batzen.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: KM 192.

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]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 168: The Official ANA Auction, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2012.

Link to:

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