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[[Image:Geneva S43-4261.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 43, lot 4261]] | [[Image:Geneva S43-4261.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 43, lot 4261]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 4261 in Sincona sale 43 ( | + | This specimen was lot 4261 in Sincona sale 43 (Zürich, October 2017), where it sold for 350 CHF (about US$418, <blockquote>"''Stadt und Kanton Genf, 6 Sols 1776. FDC. Prachtvolle Erhaltung.'' (city and canton of Geneva, six sols of 1776. Uncirculated, Magnificent condition.)"</blockquote> This type was struck 1765, 1776 and 1791 and is fairly common. Nearly all the other issues of Geneva for the eighteenth century are rare. This type was struck in both billon or silver; from the toning visible in the photo, this specimen appears to be billon. |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ||
| − | ''Specification:'' billon or silver, this specimen 2.77 g. | + | ''Specification:'' 2.6 g, billon or silver, 25 mm diameter, this specimen 2.77 g. |
''Catalog reference:'' D.T. 1012c, HMZ 2-346c, KM 82 (billon), KM 82a (silver). | ''Catalog reference:'' D.T. 1012c, HMZ 2-346c, KM 82 (billon), KM 82a (silver). | ||
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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, Jürg, ''Sincona sale 43, Gold and Silver Coins and Medals,'' | + | * <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, ''Sincona sale 43, Gold and Silver Coins and Medals,'' Zürich: Sincona AG, 2017. |
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* [[Geneva 1771 3 pistoles Fr-261|1771 triple pistole]] | * [[Geneva 1771 3 pistoles Fr-261|1771 triple pistole]] | ||
* [[Geneva 1772 pistole Fr-262|1772 pistole]] | * [[Geneva 1772 pistole Fr-262|1772 pistole]] | ||
| + | * [[Geneva 1775 3 quarts|1775 3 quarts]] = 9 deniers | ||
| + | * [[Geneva 1775 6 quarts|1775 6 quarts (1½ sol), struck in silver]] | ||
| + | * [[Geneva 1776 2 quarts|1776 2 quarts (½ sol), struck in silver]] | ||
| + | * [[Geneva 1776 6 quarts|1776 6 quarts (1½ sol), struck in silver]] | ||
| + | * [[Geneva 1776-IG 3 sols|1776-IG 3 sols]] | ||
* [[Geneva 1785-G sol]] | * [[Geneva 1785-G sol]] | ||
| + | * [[Geneva 1791-PB 6 sols]] | ||
* [[Coins and currency dated 1776]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1776]] | ||
* return to coins of [[Switzerland, Geneva]] | * return to coins of [[Switzerland, Geneva]] | ||
[[Category:Coinage of the Swiss cantons]][[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 41, 42, 43, 44, 45]] | [[Category:Coinage of the Swiss cantons]][[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 41, 42, 43, 44, 45]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:02, 23 June 2026
This specimen was lot 4261 in Sincona sale 43 (Zürich, October 2017), where it sold for 350 CHF (about US$418,
"Stadt und Kanton Genf, 6 Sols 1776. FDC. Prachtvolle Erhaltung. (city and canton of Geneva, six sols of 1776. Uncirculated, Magnificent condition.)"
This type was struck 1765, 1776 and 1791 and is fairly common. Nearly all the other issues of Geneva for the eighteenth century are rare. This type was struck in both billon or silver; from the toning visible in the photo, this specimen appears to be billon.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 2.6 g, billon or silver, 25 mm diameter, this specimen 2.77 g.
Catalog reference: D.T. 1012c, HMZ 2-346c, KM 82 (billon), KM 82a (silver).
- 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 sale 43, Gold and Silver Coins and Medals, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2017.
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- 1765 6 sols
- 1771 triple pistole
- 1772 pistole
- 1775 3 quarts = 9 deniers
- 1775 6 quarts (1½ sol), struck in silver
- 1776 2 quarts (½ sol), struck in silver
- 1776 6 quarts (1½ sol), struck in silver
- 1776-IG 3 sols
- Geneva 1785-G sol
- Geneva 1791-PB 6 sols
- Coins and currency dated 1776
- return to coins of Switzerland, Geneva