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[[Image:S83-5472.JPG|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 83, lot 5472]] | [[Image:S83-5472.JPG|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 83, lot 5472]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 5472 in Sincona sale 83 ( | + | This specimen was lot 5472 in Sincona sale 83 (Zürich, May 2023), where it sold for 1,250 CHF (about US$1,673 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Switzerland|SWITZERLAND]], 500 Franken 2008, München. ''Waadtländer Kantonalschützenfest. Häberling 80a. Selten. Nur 200 Exemplare geprägt. NGC PF69 ULTRA CAMEO. Prachtexemplar'' (Vaudois cantonal shooting festival. Rare. Only 200 pieces struck, Cabinet piece)." This NCLT was privately issued for the Vaudois shooting festival. The SCWC states this medal should be 25.6 g, 0.585 fine gold, we think this issue reverted to the prior 15.5 g, 0.999 fine. 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. This one is accompanied by a [[Switzerland 2008 50 francs|silver fifty francs]]. |
''Recorded mintage:'' 200. | ''Recorded mintage:'' 200. | ||
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* 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, Jürg, ''SINCONA Auction 83, World and Swiss Coins and Medals,'' | + | * <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 5472 in Sincona sale 83 (Zürich, May 2023), where it sold for 1,250 CHF (about US$1,673 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "SWITZERLAND, 500 Franken 2008, München. Waadtländer Kantonalschützenfest. Häberling 80a. Selten. Nur 200 Exemplare geprägt. NGC PF69 ULTRA CAMEO. Prachtexemplar (Vaudois cantonal shooting festival. Rare. Only 200 pieces struck, Cabinet piece)." This NCLT was privately issued for the Vaudois shooting festival. The SCWC states this medal should be 25.6 g, 0.585 fine gold, we think this issue reverted to the prior 15.5 g, 0.999 fine. 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. This one is accompanied by a silver fifty francs.
Recorded mintage: 200.
Specification: 15.5 g, 0.999 fine gold, this specimen 15.54 g.
Catalog reference: KM XS76, Fr-514q, Häberling 75a.
- 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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