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[[Image:Sincona91-3158.JPG|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 91, lot 3158]] | [[Image:Sincona91-3158.JPG|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 91, lot 3158]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 3158 in Sincona sale 91 ( | + | This specimen was lot 3158 in Sincona sale 91 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 120 CHF (about US$159 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''SCHWEIZ Bern, Stadt und Kanton, Vierer 1785, Bern. FDC.'' ([[Switzerland]], [[Switzerland, Bern|canton of Bern]], vierer of 1785, Bern mint. Uncirculated.)"</blockquote> This type, worth half a kreuzer, was struck intermittently 1762-66, 1769-71, 1774-81, 1785-97. In the eighteenth century, one thaler was 120 kreuzer. |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ||
| − | ''Specification:'' | + | ''Specification:'' 0.6 g, billon, 15.4 mm diameter, this specimen 0.66 g. |
''Catalog reference:'' KM 122, D.T. 531n, HMZ 2-226x. | ''Catalog reference:'' KM 122, D.T. 531n, HMZ 2-226x. | ||
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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, | + | * <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 1778 10 kreuzer|1778 10 kreuzer]] | * [[Bern 1778 10 kreuzer|1778 10 kreuzer]] | ||
| + | * [[Bern 1781 1/2 kreuzer|1781 half kreuzer (vierer), struck in gold]] | ||
* [[Bern 1784 2 kreuzer|1784 2 kreuzer]] | * [[Bern 1784 2 kreuzer|1784 2 kreuzer]] | ||
* [[Bern 1784 4 kreuzer|1784 4 kreuzer]] = batzen | * [[Bern 1784 4 kreuzer|1784 4 kreuzer]] = batzen | ||
* [[Bern 1787 10 kreuzer|1787 10 kreuzer]] | * [[Bern 1787 10 kreuzer|1787 10 kreuzer]] | ||
* [[Bern 1787 20 kreuzer|1787 20 kreuzer]] | * [[Bern 1787 20 kreuzer|1787 20 kreuzer]] | ||
| + | * [[Bern 1790 1/2 kreuzer|1790 half kreuzer (vierer)]] | ||
* [[Coins and currency dated 1785]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1785]] | ||
[[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 10:04, 2 January 2026
This specimen was lot 3158 in Sincona sale 91 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 120 CHF (about US$159 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWEIZ Bern, Stadt und Kanton, Vierer 1785, Bern. FDC. (Switzerland, canton of Bern, vierer of 1785, Bern mint. Uncirculated.)"
This type, worth half a kreuzer, was struck intermittently 1762-66, 1769-71, 1774-81, 1785-97. In the eighteenth century, one thaler was 120 kreuzer.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 0.6 g, billon, 15.4 mm diameter, this specimen 0.66 g.
Catalog reference: KM 122, D.T. 531n, HMZ 2-226x.
- 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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