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This specimen was lot 5314 in Sincona Auction 102 (Zürich, October 2025), where it sold for 325 CHF (about US$490 including buyers' fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''SCHWEIZ. Glarus. 3 Schillinge 1814, Glarus. Sehr schön-vorzüglich.'' ([[Switzerland]], [[Switzerland, Glarus|canton of Glarus]], three schilling of 1814, Glarus mint. Very Fine-Extremely Fine.)"</blockquote> Glarus joined the Swiss Confederation in 1352 but did not strike coinage until after the collapse of the Helvetic Republic. This type was struck 1809-10 and 1814 but is rather scarce. | This specimen was lot 5314 in Sincona Auction 102 (Zürich, October 2025), where it sold for 325 CHF (about US$490 including buyers' fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''SCHWEIZ. Glarus. 3 Schillinge 1814, Glarus. Sehr schön-vorzüglich.'' ([[Switzerland]], [[Switzerland, Glarus|canton of Glarus]], three schilling of 1814, Glarus mint. Very Fine-Extremely Fine.)"</blockquote> Glarus joined the Swiss Confederation in 1352 but did not strike coinage until after the collapse of the Helvetic Republic. This type was struck 1809-10 and 1814 but is rather scarce. | ||
Revision as of 15:31, 31 December 2025
This specimen was lot 5314 in Sincona Auction 102 (Zürich, October 2025), where it sold for 325 CHF (about US$490 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWEIZ. Glarus. 3 Schillinge 1814, Glarus. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. (Switzerland, canton of Glarus, three schilling of 1814, Glarus mint. Very Fine-Extremely Fine.)"
Glarus joined the Swiss Confederation in 1352 but did not strike coinage until after the collapse of the Helvetic Republic. This type was struck 1809-10 and 1814 but is rather scarce.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 2.06 g, billon, 23 mm diameter, reeded edge, this specimen 2.29 g.
Catalog reference: KM 16, Von Arx 26, D.T. 98c, HMZ 2-373f.
- Divo, Jean-Paul, and Edwin Tobler, Die Münzen der Schweiz, im 19. und 20. Jahrhundert, Zürich: Bank Leu & Co AG, 1969.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- 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 102: The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 4 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2025.
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