Zug 1766 1/6 assis

Sincona sale 102, lot 5603

This specimen was lot 5603 in Sincona Auction 102 (Zürich, October 2025), where it sold for 150 CHF (about US$226 including buyers' fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ. Zug. Stadt und Kanton. 1/6 Assis 1766, Zug. Sehr selten. Schrötlingsrisse. Fast sehr schön. (Switzerland, city and canton of Zug, one-sixth assis of 1766, Zug mint. Very rare, Flan cracks, About Very Fine.)"

The SCWC lists this type for 1747-52, 1756-57, 1761-67. Like many low denomination coins, it is common in low grade but rare in choice condition, no contemporaries thinking it worth hoarding. It was equal to the angster (1/600 thaler).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 0.2 g, billon, 12 mm diameter, this specimen 0.21 g.

Catalog reference: KM 56, Tobler (1/6 Assis) 28a, Wielandt (Zug) 137 var. D.T. 645l, HMZ 2-1105bb.

Source:

• 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 102: The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 4 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2025.

Link to:

• 1764 1/6 assis
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