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Revision as of 13:28, 24 November 2022
This specimen was lot 5081 in Sincona sale 80 (Zurich, October 2022), where it sold for 34,000 CHF (about US$40,749 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SWITZERLAND | Bern | Stadt und Kanton, 8 Dukaten 1797, Bern. Goldabschlag vom Halbtaler. Gekröntes Stadtwappen. Rv. Stehender Krieger mit Langschwert. Im Abschnitt die Jahreszahl. Laubrand. Sehr selten. Vorzüglich-FDC. Korrosionsspuren bei der Umschrift auf der Vorderseite und Hairlines auf der Rückseite. (canton of Bern, eight ducats of 1797, Bern mint, struck using half thaler dies. Obverse: crowned city arms; reverse: standing warrior with long sword, date below in laurel wreath. Very rare, Extremely fine-uncirculated, Traces of corrosion in the legend on the obverse and minor hairlines on the reverse.)"
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 28 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 27.64 g.
Catalog reference: KM unlisted, Fr-184, Richter (Proben) 1-233. D.T. 511a, Anm. HMZ 2-219c, Anm.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- 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, Jurg, SINCONA Auction 80, World Coins and Medals, SINCONA Bullion Auction, World Banknotes, Coins and Medals from Switzerland, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2022.
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