Bern 1795 duplone Fr-182

Sincona sale 91, lot 3164

This specimen was lot 3164 in Sincona sale 91 (Zurich, May 2024), where it sold for 1,700 CHF (about US$2,246 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ Bern, Stadt und Kanton, Duplone 1795, Bern. Vorzüglich. (Switzerland, canton of Bern, duplone of 1795, Extremely fine.)"

This type was struck 1794-95. In Geneva, this coin was a pistole; in Luzern, a 12 munzgulden, in Solothurn, a duplone. The coin is modeled on a louis d'or of France.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 7.64 g, 0.900 fine gold, this specimen 7.56 g.

Catalog reference: KM 146, D.T. 501c, HMZ 2-213g, Fr-182.

Source:

• 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, 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, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 91, The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 1 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2024.

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