Geneva 1825 1-1/2 sol - Revision history

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[[Image:SB124-58520 obv.jpg|300px|thumb|Stack's Bowers 2024 NYINC sale, lot 58520]]
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This specimen was lot 58520 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2024), where it sold for $168. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "SWITZERLAND. [[Switzerland, Geneva|Geneva]]. Billon 1 Sol 6 Deniers, 1825. NGC MS-67." Geneva, one of the cantons of Switzerland, struck coins sporadically throughout the eighteenth century. The coinage was interrupted by Napoleonic occupation but resumed in 1817. In 1839, the coinage was decimalized to 100 centimes = one franc. Prior to that, French denominations such as deniers, sous and pistoles were used. In 1848, Geneva was incorporated into the reformed Swiss Confederation and coinage for the individual cantons ceased. This one year type accompanied a [[Geneva 1825 sol|one sol]] and [[Geneva 1825 6 deniers|six deniers]] (½ sol).

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown but the key date.

''Specification:'' billon or silver.

''Catalog reference:'' KM-121 (billon) or KM 121a (silver).

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
* Divo, Jean-Paul, and Edwin Tobler, ''Die Münzen der Schweiz, im 19. und 20. Jahrhundert,'' Zurich: Bank Leu & Co AG, 1969.
* 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.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, ''January 2024 NYINC Auction, featuring the Emilio M Ortiz Collection and a Symphony of Russian Rarities, the Rothschild-Piatigorsky Collection,'' Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

''Link to:''
* [[Geneva 1819 sol|1819 sol]]
* [[Geneva 1825 6 deniers|1825 6 deniers]]
* [[Geneva 1825 sol|1825 sol]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1825]]

[[Category: Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2024 NYINC sale]][[Category:Coinage of the Swiss cantons]]

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 ''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
 * Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
-* Divo, Jean-Paul, and Edwin Tobler, ''Die Münzen der Schweiz, im 19. und 20. Jahrhundert,'' Zurich: Bank Leu & Co AG, 1969.
+* Divo, Jean-Paul, and Edwin Tobler, ''Die Münzen der Schweiz, im 19. und 20. Jahrhundert,'' Zürich: Bank Leu & Co AG, 1969.
 * 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.
 * <sup>[1]</sup>Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, ''January 2024 NYINC Auction, featuring the Emilio M Ortiz Collection and a Symphony of Russian Rarities, the Rothschild-Piatigorsky Collection,'' Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

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 ''Link to:''
 * [[Geneva 1819 sol|1819 sol]]
 * [[Geneva 1825 6 deniers|1825 6 deniers]]

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 This specimen was lot 58520 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2024), where it sold for $168. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "SWITZERLAND. [[Switzerland, Geneva|Geneva]]. Billon 1 Sol 6 Deniers, 1825. NGC MS-67." Geneva, one of the cantons of Switzerland, struck coins sporadically throughout the eighteenth century. The coinage was interrupted by Napoleonic occupation but resumed in 1817. In 1839, the coinage was decimalized to 100 centimes = one franc. Prior to that, French denominations such as deniers, sous and pistoles were used. In 1848, Geneva was incorporated into the reformed Swiss Confederation and coinage for the individual cantons ceased. This one year type accompanied a [[Geneva 1825 sol|one sol]] and [[Geneva 1825 6 deniers|six deniers]] (½ sol).
-''Recorded mintage:'' unknown but the key date.
+''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.
 ''Specification:'' billon or silver.