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[[Image:S83-5091.JPG|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 83, lot 5091]] | [[Image:S83-5091.JPG|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 83, lot 5091]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 5091 in Sincona sale 83 (Zurich, May 2023), where it sold for 1,000 CHF (about US$1,338 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "SWITZERLAND ''Zug, 1/6 Assis 1767, Zug. Grosses geschweiftes Wappen ohne Bogeneinfassung. Rv. Vier Zeilen Schrift. Sehr schön.'' ([[Switzerland, Zurich|canton of Zug]], one-sixth assis of 1767, Zug mint. Obverse: large curved arms without arched border; reverse: four line inscription. Very fine)." The SCWC lists this type for 1747-52, 1756-57, 1761-67. Like many low denomination coins, it is common in low grade but rare in choice condition, no contemporaries thinking it worth hoarding. | + | This specimen was lot 5091 in Sincona sale 83 (Zurich, May 2023), where it sold for 1,000 CHF (about US$1,338 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "SWITZERLAND ''Zug, 1/6 Assis 1767, Zug. Grosses geschweiftes Wappen ohne Bogeneinfassung. Rv. Vier Zeilen Schrift. Sehr schön.'' ([[Switzerland, Zurich|canton of Zug]], one-sixth assis of 1767, Zug mint. Obverse: large curved arms without arched border; reverse: four line inscription. Very fine)." The SCWC lists this type for 1747-52, 1756-57, 1761-67. Like many low denomination coins, it is common in low grade but rare in choice condition, no contemporaries thinking it worth hoarding. It was equal to the angster. |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ||
Revision as of 15:00, 24 June 2024
This specimen was lot 5091 in Sincona sale 83 (Zurich, May 2023), where it sold for 1,000 CHF (about US$1,338 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "SWITZERLAND Zug, 1/6 Assis 1767, Zug. Grosses geschweiftes Wappen ohne Bogeneinfassung. Rv. Vier Zeilen Schrift. Sehr schön. (canton of Zug, one-sixth assis of 1767, Zug mint. Obverse: large curved arms without arched border; reverse: four line inscription. Very fine)." The SCWC lists this type for 1747-52, 1756-57, 1761-67. Like many low denomination coins, it is common in low grade but rare in choice condition, no contemporaries thinking it worth hoarding. It was equal to the angster.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: billon, this specimen 0.19 g.
Catalog reference: KM 56, Tobler (1/6 Assis) 29a, D.T. 645m, HMZ 2-1105cc.
- 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 83, World and Swiss Coins and Medals, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2023.
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