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Latest revision as of 09:20, 9 June 2026
This specimen was lot 5290 in Sincona Auction 102 (Zürich, October 2025), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWEIZ Genf/Genève, Stadt und Kanton, 10 Centimes 1847, Genf. Silberabschlag. Sehr selten. Leicht gereinigt. Vorzüglich. (Switzerland, city and canton of Geneva, tencentimes of 1847, Geneva mint, off metal strike in silver. Very rare, lightly cleaned, extremely fine.)"
The production version in billon has the mintmark "AB". All cantonal issues ceased in 1848 and confederate coinage was introduced in 1850.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 2.66 g, billon, 22 mm diameter, this specimen silver, 2.94 g.
Catalog reference: KM 134 (billon), KM 134a (silver), Richter (Proben) 1-483 (this example). D.T. 284, var, HMZ 2-366c, Anm.
- Divo, Jean-Paul, and Edwin Tobler, Die Münzen der Schweiz, im 19. und 20. Jahrhundert, Zürich: Bank Leu & Co AG, 1969.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- 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.
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