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[[Image:S83-5463.JPG|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 83, lot 5463]] | [[Image:S83-5463.JPG|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 83, lot 5463]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 5463 in Sincona sale 83 ( | + | This specimen was lot 5463 in Sincona sale 83 (Zürich, May 2023), where it sold for 1,400 CHF (about US$1,874 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Switzerland|SWITZERLAND]], 500 Franken 2016, ''Tiro cantonale Ticinese. Sehr selten. Nur 200 Exemplare geprägt'' (Cantonal shooting festival in Ticino, Very rare. Only 200 pieces struck). PCGS PR70 DCAM." This NCLT was privately issued for the Valais shooting festival. Shooting festival medals/coins are a Swiss tradition going back before confederation in 1848. The early ones (before World War One) were struck to the standard of a silver five francs and circulated as such even tho they bore no denomination. Later ones are strictly collector items with no face value and should be classed as medals, not coins. They are not listed in the regular SCWC. Many are accompanied by a silver fifty francs. |
''Recorded mintage:'' 200. | ''Recorded mintage:'' 200. | ||
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''Specification:'' 0.999 fine gold. | ''Specification:'' 0.999 fine gold. | ||
| − | ''Catalog reference:'' KM unlisted, Häberling 96a, Fr | + | ''Catalog reference:'' KM unlisted, Häberling 96a, Fr-514y. |
''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ||
* Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, ''Unusual World Coins, 6th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2011. | * Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, ''Unusual World Coins, 6th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2011. | ||
* Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, ''Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed.,'' Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017. | * Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, ''Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed.,'' Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017. | ||
| − | * <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, | + | * <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, ''SINCONA Auction 83, World and Swiss Coins and Medals,'' Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2023. |
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Latest revision as of 13:43, 20 June 2025
This specimen was lot 5463 in Sincona sale 83 (Zürich, May 2023), where it sold for 1,400 CHF (about US$1,874 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "SWITZERLAND, 500 Franken 2016, Tiro cantonale Ticinese. Sehr selten. Nur 200 Exemplare geprägt (Cantonal shooting festival in Ticino, Very rare. Only 200 pieces struck). PCGS PR70 DCAM." This NCLT was privately issued for the Valais shooting festival. Shooting festival medals/coins are a Swiss tradition going back before confederation in 1848. The early ones (before World War One) were struck to the standard of a silver five francs and circulated as such even tho they bore no denomination. Later ones are strictly collector items with no face value and should be classed as medals, not coins. They are not listed in the regular SCWC. Many are accompanied by a silver fifty francs.
Recorded mintage: 200.
Specification: 0.999 fine gold.
Catalog reference: KM unlisted, Häberling 96a, Fr-514y.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Unusual World Coins, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2011.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- [1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 83, World and Swiss Coins and Medals, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2023.
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