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| − | This specimen was lot 25011 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2018), where it sold for $576. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "SWITZERLAND. Nidwalden 5 Francs, 1861. NGC MS-63. Struck to commemorate the shooting festival in Nidwalden. Sharply struck with light attractive tone and strong underlying soft satin luster. Ex: Stack's Bowers & Ponterio 06/2011 sale, lot# 8558." This is the sixth in a series of "shooting festival thalers" issued by the confederation of Switzerland, starting with Solothurn (Dav-377, 1855), Bern (Dav-378, 1857), | + | This specimen was lot 25011 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2018), where it sold for $576. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "SWITZERLAND. Nidwalden 5 Francs, 1861. NGC MS-63. Struck to commemorate the shooting festival in Nidwalden. Sharply struck with light attractive tone and strong underlying soft satin luster. Ex: Stack's Bowers & Ponterio 06/2011 sale, lot# 8558." This is the sixth in a series of "shooting festival thalers" issued by the confederation of Switzerland, starting with Solothurn (Dav-377, 1855), Bern (Dav-378, 1857), Zürich ([[Switzerland 1859 5 francs|Dav-379]], 1859), Nidwalden (Dav-380, 1861) and La Chaux-de-Fonds ([[Switzerland 1863 5 francs|Dav-381]], 1863). The series continues to the present day but at some point they ceased to be legal tender and became strictly medals. |
''Recorded mintage:'' 6,000 plus a few specimens. | ''Recorded mintage:'' 6,000 plus a few specimens. | ||
| − | ''Specification:'' 25 g, .900 fine silver, lettered edge. | + | ''Specification:'' 25 g, 0.900 fine silver, lettered edge. |
''Catalog reference:'' Richter 1022a. Bruce-S6, [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-380]]. | ''Catalog reference:'' Richter 1022a. Bruce-S6, [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-380]]. | ||
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''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ||
* Davenport, John S., ''European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed.,'' London: Spink & Son, 1964. | * Davenport, John S., ''European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed.,'' London: Spink & Son, 1964. | ||
| − | * Divo, Jean-Paul, and Edwin Tobler, ''Die Münzen der Schweiz, im 19. und 20. Jahrhundert,'' | + | * 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. | * 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>Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio, John Kraljevich and Cris Chatigny, ''The January 2018 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Eldorado Collection of Colombian and Ecuadorian Coins,'' Santa Ana, CA: [http://www.stacksbowers.com Stack's Bowers LLC], 2017. | * <sup>[1]</sup>Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio, John Kraljevich and Cris Chatigny, ''The January 2018 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Eldorado Collection of Colombian and Ecuadorian Coins,'' Santa Ana, CA: [http://www.stacksbowers.com Stack's Bowers LLC], 2017. | ||
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''Link to:'' | ''Link to:'' | ||
| − | * [[Switzerland 1859 5 francs|1859 5 francs, | + | * [[Switzerland 1859 5 francs|1859 5 francs, Zürich]] |
| + | * [[Switzerland 1861-B franc|1861 franc]] | ||
* [[Switzerland 1863 5 francs|1863 5 francs, La-Chaux-de-Fonds]] | * [[Switzerland 1863 5 francs|1863 5 francs, La-Chaux-de-Fonds]] | ||
* [[Coins and currency dated 1861]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1861]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:38, 20 June 2025
This specimen was lot 25011 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2018), where it sold for $576. The catalog description[1] noted, "SWITZERLAND. Nidwalden 5 Francs, 1861. NGC MS-63. Struck to commemorate the shooting festival in Nidwalden. Sharply struck with light attractive tone and strong underlying soft satin luster. Ex: Stack's Bowers & Ponterio 06/2011 sale, lot# 8558." This is the sixth in a series of "shooting festival thalers" issued by the confederation of Switzerland, starting with Solothurn (Dav-377, 1855), Bern (Dav-378, 1857), Zürich (Dav-379, 1859), Nidwalden (Dav-380, 1861) and La Chaux-de-Fonds (Dav-381, 1863). The series continues to the present day but at some point they ceased to be legal tender and became strictly medals.
Recorded mintage: 6,000 plus a few specimens.
Specification: 25 g, 0.900 fine silver, lettered edge.
Catalog reference: Richter 1022a. Bruce-S6, Dav-380.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
- 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]Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio, John Kraljevich and Cris Chatigny, The January 2018 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Eldorado Collection of Colombian and Ecuadorian Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2017.
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