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[[Image:S83-5093.JPG|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 83, lot 5093]]
 
[[Image:S83-5093.JPG|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 83, lot 5093]]
  
This specimen was lot 5093 in Sincona sale 83 (Zurich, May 2023), where it sold for 400 CHF (about US$535 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "SWITZERLAND ''Zug, Schilling 1784, Zug. Vorzüglich.'' ([[Switzerland, Zurich|canton of Zug]], schilling of 1784, Zug mint. Extremely fine)." The SCWC lists this type for 1784 only. Like many low denomination coins, it is common in low grade but rare in choice condition, no contemporaries thinking it worth hoarding.
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This specimen was lot 5093 in Sincona sale 83 (Zürich, May 2023), where it sold for 400 CHF (about US$535 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "SWITZERLAND ''Zug, Schilling 1784, Zug. Vorzüglich.'' ([[Switzerland, Zurich|canton of Zug]], schilling of 1784, Zug mint. Extremely fine)." The SCWC lists this type for 1784 only. Like many low denomination coins, it is common in low grade but rare in choice condition, no contemporaries thinking it worth hoarding.
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.
 
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* 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, 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.
 
* 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.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jurg, ''SINCONA Auction 83, World and Swiss Coins and Medals,'' Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2023.  
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* <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, ''SINCONA Auction 83, World and Swiss Coins and Medals,'' Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2023.  
  
 
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* [[Zug 1767 1/6 assis]]
 
* [[Zug 1767 1/6 assis]]
* [[Zug 1783 rappen]]
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* [[Zug 1783 rappen|1783 rappen]], struck in silver
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* [[Zug 1783 schilling|1783 schilling]], struck in silver
 
* [[Zurich 1784 5 schilling]]
 
* [[Zurich 1784 5 schilling]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1784]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1784]]
  
 
[[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 82, 83]][[Category: Coinage of the Swiss cantons]]
 
[[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 82, 83]][[Category: Coinage of the Swiss cantons]]

Latest revision as of 14:11, 20 June 2025

Sincona sale 83, lot 5093

This specimen was lot 5093 in Sincona sale 83 (Zürich, May 2023), where it sold for 400 CHF (about US$535 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "SWITZERLAND Zug, Schilling 1784, Zug. Vorzüglich. (canton of Zug, schilling of 1784, Zug mint. Extremely fine)." The SCWC lists this type for 1784 only. Like many low denomination coins, it is common in low grade but rare in choice condition, no contemporaries thinking it worth hoarding.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: billon, this specimen 1.24 g.

Catalog reference: KM 65, D.T. 632, HMZ 2-1103c.

Source:

  • 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, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 83, World and Swiss Coins and Medals, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2023.

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