Switzerland 1937-B 1/2 franc

Stack's Bowers November 2025 Collectors Choice sale, lot 78563

This specimen was lot 78563 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2025), where it sold for $105. The catalog description^[1] noted, "SWITZERLAND. 1/2 Franc, 1937-B. Bern Mint. PCGS MS-66." This type was struck at the Bern mint starting in 1874 and the design is still in use today tho the coin was converted to nickel in 1968. This specimen is struck to the standard of the French fifty centimes of 1866-1920. This is a common date.

Recorded mintage: 1,000,000 plus Specimens.

Specification: 2.5 g, 0.835 fine silver, 18.2 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-23.

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, 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.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, November 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.

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