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[[Image:Sincona91-3149.JPG|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 91, lot 3149]] | [[Image:Sincona91-3149.JPG|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 91, lot 3149]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 3149 in Sincona sale 91 ( | + | This specimen was lot 3149 in Sincona sale 91 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 250 CHF (about US$330 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''SCHWEIZ Bern, Stadt und Kanton, Vierteltaler (10 Batzen) 1759, Bern. Gutes vorzüglich.'' ([[Switzerland]], [[Switzerland, Bern|canton of Bern]], quarter thaler or ten batzen of 1759, Bern mint. Good extremely fine.)"</blockquote> This type is listed for 1757-60 and 1773-74 and is not rare tho it is not cheap. In Germany, the convention thaler was 120 kreuzer; in Switzerland, the thaler was 160 kreuzer. |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ''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, 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. | ||
| − | * <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, ''SINCONA Auction 91, The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 1 (Swiss Cantonal Coins),'' | + | * <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, ''SINCONA Auction 91, The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 1 (Swiss Cantonal Coins),'' Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024. |
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* [[Bern 1756 20 kreuzer|1756 20 kreuzer]] | * [[Bern 1756 20 kreuzer|1756 20 kreuzer]] | ||
| + | * [[Bern 1758 20 kreuzer|1758 20 kreuzer]] | ||
* [[Bern 1758 1/4 thaler|1758 quarter thaler]] = 10 batzen | * [[Bern 1758 1/4 thaler|1758 quarter thaler]] = 10 batzen | ||
* [[Bern 1759 10 kreuzer|1759 10 kreuzer]] | * [[Bern 1759 10 kreuzer|1759 10 kreuzer]] | ||
| − | * [[Bern | + | * [[Bern 1760 1/4 thaler|1760 quarter thaler (10 batzen)]] |
* [[Coins and currency dated 1759]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1759]] | ||
[[Category: Coinage of the Swiss cantons]][[Category: Selections from Sincona sale 88, 89, 90, 91]] | [[Category: Coinage of the Swiss cantons]][[Category: Selections from Sincona sale 88, 89, 90, 91]] | ||
Latest revision as of 21:12, 1 January 2026
This specimen was lot 3149 in Sincona sale 91 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 250 CHF (about US$330 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWEIZ Bern, Stadt und Kanton, Vierteltaler (10 Batzen) 1759, Bern. Gutes vorzüglich. (Switzerland, canton of Bern, quarter thaler or ten batzen of 1759, Bern mint. Good extremely fine.)"
This type is listed for 1757-60 and 1773-74 and is not rare tho it is not cheap. In Germany, the convention thaler was 120 kreuzer; in Switzerland, the thaler was 160 kreuzer.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 7.9 g, silver, 30 mm diameter, this specimen 8.20 g.
Catalog reference: KM 118, D.T. 512c, HMZ 2-221c.
- 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), Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.
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