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[[Image:SB224-75734o.jpg|300px|thumb|Stack's Bowers February 2024 Collector's Choice sale, lot 75734]]
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This specimen was lot 75734 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2024), where it sold for $780. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Switzerland|SWITZERLAND]]. Franc, 1906-B. Bern Mint. NGC MS-65. A blast white example of the type with few scattered marks; attractive." This type was struck 1878-1967 in this alloy at the Bern mint. The design is still in use today tho the coin is now copper-nickel. This specimen is struck to the standard of the [[France 1910 franc|French franc]] of 1866-1920. This is a scarce date but later dates from after World War Two are available for a few dollars in any grade.

''Recorded mintage:'' 700,000 plus specimens.

''Specification:'' 5 g, 0.835 fine silver, 23.2 mm diameter.

''Catalog reference:'' KM-24.

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Divo, Jean-Paul, and Edwin Tobler, ''Die Münzen der Schweiz, im 19. und 20. Jahrhundert,'' Zurich: Bank Leu & Co AG, 1969.
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th 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.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, ''February 2024 World Collectors Choice Online Auction,'' Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.

''Link to:''
* [[Switzerland 1905-B franc|1905 franc]]
* [[Switzerland 1906-B 10 rappen|1906 10 rappen]]
* [[Switzerland 1906-B 20 rappen|1906 20 rappen]]
* [[Austria 1906 corona]]
* [[France 1906 franc]]
* [[Switzerland 1906-B 2 francs|1906 2 francs]]
* [[Switzerland 1906-B 20 francs|1906 20 francs]]
* [[Switzerland 1908-B rappen|1908 rappen]]
* [[Switzerland 1908-B 1/2 franc|1908 ''demi-franc'']]
* [[Switzerland 1908-B franc|1908 franc]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1906]]

[[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2024 Collector's Choice sale]]

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 ''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
-* 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.
 * Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th 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.

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 ''Link to:''
 * [[Switzerland 1905-B franc|1905 franc]]
 * [[Switzerland 1906-B 10 rappen|1906 10 rappen]]
 * [[Switzerland 1906-B 20 rappen|1906 20 rappen]]

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 [[Image:SB224-75734r.jpg|300px|thumb]]
-This specimen was lot 75734 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2024), where it sold for $780. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Switzerland|SWITZERLAND]]. Franc, 1906-B. Bern Mint. NGC MS-65. A blast white example of the type with few scattered marks; attractive." This type was struck 1878-1967 in this alloy at the Bern mint. The design is still in use today tho the coin is now copper-nickel. This specimen is struck to the standard of the [[France 1910 franc|French franc]] of 1866-1920. This is a scarce date but later dates from after World War Two are available for a few dollars in any grade.
+This specimen was lot 75734 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2024), where it sold for $780. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Switzerland|SWITZERLAND]]. Franc, 1906-B. Bern Mint. NGC MS-65. A blast white example of the type with few scattered marks; attractive." This type was struck 1878-1967 in this alloy at the Bern mint. The design is still in use today tho the coin is now copper-nickel. This specimen is struck to the standard of the [[France 1906 franc|French franc]] of 1866-1920. This is a scarce date but later dates from after World War Two are available for a few dollars in any grade.
 ''Recorded mintage:'' 700,000 plus specimens.
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 * [[Switzerland 1906-B 2 francs|1906 2 francs]]
 * [[Switzerland 1906-B 20 francs|1906 20 francs]]
 * [[Switzerland 1908-B rappen|1908 rappen]]
 * [[Switzerland 1908-B 1/2 franc|1908 ''demi-franc'']]
 * [[Coins and currency dated 1906]]
 [[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2024 Collector's Choice sale]]

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 * [[Austria 1906 corona]]
 * [[France 1906 franc]]
 * [[Switzerland 1906-B 2 francs|1906 2 francs]]
 * [[Switzerland 1906-B 20 francs|1906 20 francs]]