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[[Image:S69-03336q00.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 70, lot 3336]] | [[Image:S69-03336q00.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 70, lot 3336]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 3336 in Sincona sale 70 ( | + | This specimen was lot 3336 in Sincona sale 70 (Zürich, May 2021), where it sold for 650 CHF (about US$863 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''SWITZERLAND | Geneva | Stadt und Kanton. 3 Sols 1795, Genf. Ohne Mzz. und mit je einem Stern neben der Jahreszahl. Sehr selten in dieser Erhaltung. FDC.'' (Switzerland, city and [[Switzerland, Geneva|canton of Geneva]], three sols of 1795, Geneva mint. Without mintmark and with a star near the date. Very rare in this condition, Uncirculated.)"</blockquote> This type was struck during a French-sponsored revolution which toppled the old oligarchy. The silver issue had the initials "TB" added. This example realized three times the catalog value. |
''Reported Mintage:'' unknown. | ''Reported 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>Jürg Richter, ''Auction 70, Swiss Coins and Medals and Rarities in Gold,'' | + | * <sup>[1]</sup>Jürg Richter, ''Auction 70, Swiss Coins and Medals and Rarities in Gold,'' Zürich: Sincona AG, 2021. |
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* [[Geneva 1794-W 15 sols|1794-W 15 sols]] | * [[Geneva 1794-W 15 sols|1794-W 15 sols]] | ||
* [[Geneva 1794-TB genevoise Dav-1768|1794 genevoise]] | * [[Geneva 1794-TB genevoise Dav-1768|1794 genevoise]] | ||
| + | * [[Geneva 1795 6 quarts KM-106|1795 6 quarts ("I·SOL/SIX·D")]] | ||
* [[Geneva 1795 6 sols|1795 6 sols, struck in silver]] | * [[Geneva 1795 6 sols|1795 6 sols, struck in silver]] | ||
* [[Geneva 1795-W 6 florins]] | * [[Geneva 1795-W 6 florins]] | ||
* [[Geneva 1795-TB 12 florins Dav-1769|1795 thaler]] | * [[Geneva 1795-TB 12 florins Dav-1769|1795 thaler]] | ||
| + | * [[Geneva 1796 12 florins 9 sols Dav-1770|1796 (year V) 12 florins 9 sols]] | ||
* [[Geneva 1797 6 sols]] | * [[Geneva 1797 6 sols]] | ||
* [[Coins and currency dated 1795]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1795]] | ||
[[Category:Coinage of the Swiss cantons]][[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 69, 70]] | [[Category:Coinage of the Swiss cantons]][[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 69, 70]] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:17, 2 January 2026
This specimen was lot 3336 in Sincona sale 70 (Zürich, May 2021), where it sold for 650 CHF (about US$863 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SWITZERLAND | Geneva | Stadt und Kanton. 3 Sols 1795, Genf. Ohne Mzz. und mit je einem Stern neben der Jahreszahl. Sehr selten in dieser Erhaltung. FDC. (Switzerland, city and canton of Geneva, three sols of 1795, Geneva mint. Without mintmark and with a star near the date. Very rare in this condition, Uncirculated.)"
This type was struck during a French-sponsored revolution which toppled the old oligarchy. The silver issue had the initials "TB" added. This example realized three times the catalog value.
Reported Mintage: unknown.
Specification: billon, this specimen 1.93 g.
Catalog reference: KM 108 (billon), KM 108a (silver), D.T. 1037a, HMZ 2-347i.
- 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]Jürg Richter, Auction 70, Swiss Coins and Medals and Rarities in Gold, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2021.
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