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[[Image:Neuchatel S64-3455.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 64, lot 3455]]
 
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This specimen was lot 3455 in Sincona sale 64 (Zurich, June 2020), where it sold for 450 CHF (about US$564 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''SWITZERLAND | Neuenburg/Neuchâtel | Fürsten von Neuchâtel. Friedrich Wilhelm II. 1786-1797. 56 Kreuzer 1795, Neuchâtel. Selten. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. Kleine Schrötlingsfehler.'' (principality of [[Switzerland, Neuchatel|Neuchatel]], Frederick William II, 1786-97, fifty-six kreuzer of 1795, Neuchatel mint. Rare, Very fine-extremely fine, Minor flan flaws.)"</blockquote> The canton of Neuchâtel issued a variety of coins during the eighteenth century while the county was under Prussian administration.  This scarce type was accompanied by a 28 kreuzer (KM 50). Four kreuzer = one batzen and 56 kreuzer = 14 batzen = half gulden. In the nineteenth century, forty batzen = four franken = one thaler.
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This specimen was lot 3455 in Sincona sale 64 (Zürich, June 2020), where it sold for 450 CHF (about US$564 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''SWITZERLAND | Neuenburg/Neuchâtel | Fürsten von Neuchâtel. Friedrich Wilhelm II. 1786-1797. 56 Kreuzer 1795, Neuchâtel. Selten. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. Kleine Schrötlingsfehler.'' (principality of [[Switzerland, Neuchatel|Neuchatel]], Frederick William II, 1786-97, fifty-six kreuzer of 1795, Neuchatel mint. Rare, Very fine-extremely fine, Minor flan flaws.)"</blockquote> The canton of Neuchâtel issued a variety of coins during the eighteenth century while the county was under Prussian administration.  This scarce type was accompanied by a 28 kreuzer (KM 50). Four kreuzer = one batzen and 56 kreuzer = 14 batzen = half gulden. In the nineteenth century, forty batzen = four franken = one thaler.
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 5,478.
 
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''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
 
''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
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* <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jurg, ''Sincona sale 64: Swiss Coins and Medals,'' Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2020.
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* <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, ''Sincona sale 64: Swiss Coins and Medals,'' Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2020.
 
* Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
 
* 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.
 
* 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.
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* [[Neuchatel 1793 1/2 batzen|1793 half batzen]] = 2 kreuzer
 
* [[Neuchatel 1793 1/2 batzen|1793 half batzen]] = 2 kreuzer
 
* [[Neuchatel 1793 28 kreuzer|1793 28 kreuzer]]
 
* [[Neuchatel 1793 28 kreuzer|1793 28 kreuzer]]
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* [[Neuchatel 1796 1/2 kreuzer|1796 half kreuzer (vierer)]]
 
* [[Neuchatel 1796 10-1/2 batzen|1796 10½ batzen]] = ½ gulden
 
* [[Neuchatel 1796 10-1/2 batzen|1796 10½ batzen]] = ½ gulden
 
* [[Neuchatel 1796 21 batzen|1796 21 batzen]]
 
* [[Neuchatel 1796 21 batzen|1796 21 batzen]]

Latest revision as of 11:59, 20 June 2025

Sincona sale 64, lot 3455

This specimen was lot 3455 in Sincona sale 64 (Zürich, June 2020), where it sold for 450 CHF (about US$564 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SWITZERLAND | Neuenburg/Neuchâtel | Fürsten von Neuchâtel. Friedrich Wilhelm II. 1786-1797. 56 Kreuzer 1795, Neuchâtel. Selten. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. Kleine Schrötlingsfehler. (principality of Neuchatel, Frederick William II, 1786-97, fifty-six kreuzer of 1795, Neuchatel mint. Rare, Very fine-extremely fine, Minor flan flaws.)"

The canton of Neuchâtel issued a variety of coins during the eighteenth century while the county was under Prussian administration. This scarce type was accompanied by a 28 kreuzer (KM 50). Four kreuzer = one batzen and 56 kreuzer = 14 batzen = half gulden. In the nineteenth century, forty batzen = four franken = one thaler.

Recorded mintage: 5,478.

Specification: silver, this specimen: 8.88 g.

Catalog reference: KM 51, D.T. 995, HMZ 2-707a.

Source:

  • [1]Richter, Jürg, Sincona sale 64: Swiss Coins and Medals, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2020.
  • 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.

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