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This specimen was lot 4256 in SINCONA Auction 98 (Zürich, May 2025), where it did not sell. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''SCHWEIZ Genf/Genève, Stadt und Kanton, 3 Sols 1689, Genf. Mzz. RGS. Selten. Schön-sehr schön.'' ([[Switzerland]], [[Switzerland, Geneva|canton of Geneva]], three sols of 1689, Geneva mint. Rare, Fine-Very Fine.)"</blockquote> This obscure type was struck 1689 only with mintmarks -RGS, -SGR and -SRIE. It is the only coin we have listed for this canton between [[Geneva 1659-AC thaler Dav-4621|1659]] and [[Geneva 1702 2 quarts|1702]].
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This specimen was lot 4256 in SINCONA Auction 98 (Zürich, May 2025), where it did not sell. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''SCHWEIZ Genf/Genève, Stadt und Kanton, 3 Sols 1689, Genf. Mzz. RGS. Selten. Schön-sehr schön.'' ([[Switzerland]], [[Switzerland, Geneva|canton of Geneva]], three sols of 1689, Geneva mint. Rare, Fine-Very Fine.)"</blockquote> This obscure type was struck 1689 only with mintmarks -RGS, -SGR and -SRIE. It is only the second coin we have listed for this canton between [[Geneva 1659-AC thaler Dav-4621|1659]] and [[Geneva 1702 2 quarts|1702]].
  
 
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* [[Geneva 1659-AC 1/2 thaler|1659-AC half thaler]]
 
* [[Geneva 1659-AC thaler Dav-4621|1659 thaler]]
 
* [[Geneva 1659-AC thaler Dav-4621|1659 thaler]]
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* [[Geneva 1674-AE 6 deniers|1674-AE 6 deniers]]
 
* [[Geneva 1702 2 quarts|1702 2 quarts (½ sol)]]
 
* [[Geneva 1702 2 quarts|1702 2 quarts (½ sol)]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1689]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1689]]
  
 
[[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 96, 97, 98]][[Category:Coinage of the Swiss cantons]]
 
[[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 96, 97, 98]][[Category:Coinage of the Swiss cantons]]

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Sincona sale 98, lot 4256

This specimen was lot 4256 in SINCONA Auction 98 (Zürich, May 2025), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ Genf/Genève, Stadt und Kanton, 3 Sols 1689, Genf. Mzz. RGS. Selten. Schön-sehr schön. (Switzerland, canton of Geneva, three sols of 1689, Geneva mint. Rare, Fine-Very Fine.)"

This obscure type was struck 1689 only with mintmarks -RGS, -SGR and -SRIE. It is only the second coin we have listed for this canton between 1659 and 1702.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specifications: 1.73 g, billon, 22 mm diameter, this specimen 1.66 g.

Catalog reference: KM 52, Demole 340, D.T. 1676b, HMZ 2-326ee.

Sources:

  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • 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 98: The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 3 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2025.

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