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Revision as of 07:35, 1 July 2024
This specimen was lot 3112 in Sincona sale 91 (Zurich, May 2024), where it sold for 475 CHF (about US$638 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWEIZ Bern, Stadt und Kanton, Halbbatzen 1538, Bern. Sehr selten in dieser Erhaltung. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. (Switzerland, canton of Bern, half batzen of 1538, Bern mint. Very rare in this condition, Very fine-extremely fine.)"
Half a batzen was two kreuzer.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: billon, this specimen 1.60 g.
Catalog reference: Lohner 735, HMZ 2-175d.
- 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]Richter, Jurg, SINCONA Auction 91, The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 1 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2024.
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