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[[Image:Basel S64-3082.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 64, lot 3082]] | [[Image:Basel S64-3082.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 64, lot 3082]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 3082 in Sincona sale 64 ( | + | This specimen was lot 3082 in Sincona sale 64 (Zürich, June 2020), where it sold for 2,400 CHF (about US$3,007 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''SWITZERLAND | Basel | Stadt und Kanton, Assis 1663, Basel. Sehr selten in dieser Erhaltung. Vorzüglich-FDC.'' (city and canton of [[Switzerland, Basel|Basel]], assis of 1663, Basel mint. Very rare in this condition, Extremely fine-uncirculated.)"</blockquote> This type was struck 1663, 1695-98. We don't know why this specimen would realize fifteen times the catalog value. We believe forty assis made a thaler. |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ||
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''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ||
| − | * <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, | + | * <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, ''Sincona sale 64: Swiss Coins and Medals,'' Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2020. |
* Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014. | * Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014. | ||
| − | * Richter, | + | * 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. |
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Latest revision as of 08:41, 20 June 2025
This specimen was lot 3082 in Sincona sale 64 (Zürich, June 2020), where it sold for 2,400 CHF (about US$3,007 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SWITZERLAND | Basel | Stadt und Kanton, Assis 1663, Basel. Sehr selten in dieser Erhaltung. Vorzüglich-FDC. (city and canton of Basel, assis of 1663, Basel mint. Very rare in this condition, Extremely fine-uncirculated.)"
This type was struck 1663, 1695-98. We don't know why this specimen would realize fifteen times the catalog value. We believe forty assis made a thaler.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: billon, this specimen 1.47 g.
Catalog reference: KM 110, D.T. 1363a, HMZ 2-87a.
- [1]Richter, Jürg, Sincona sale 64: Swiss Coins and Medals, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2020.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- 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.
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