Switzerland 1877-B 5 rappen

Heritage sale 3064, lot 33865

This specimen was lot 33865 in Heritage sale 3064 (Chicago, April 2018), where it sold for $312. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Confederation 5 Rappen 1877-B MS66 PCGS, Bern mint. An alluring example, which one must closely examine closely to identify any imperfection." This type was minted 1850-51 in Strasbourg, France, as the Helvetic Confederation was being organized. It is accompanied by billon ten and twenty rappen. It was later minted in Bern 1872-77 before being converted to copper-nickel in 1879.

Recorded mintage: 978,000.

Specification: billon.

Catalog reference: KM 5.

Source:

• Divo, Jean-Paul, and Edwin Tobler, Die Münzen der Schweiz, im 19. und 20. Jahrhundert, Zürich: Bank Leu & Co AG, 1969.
• ^[1]Cristiano Bierrenbach and Warren Tucker, Heritage World Coin Auction 3064, featuring the Doug Robins Collection of Canadian Tokens, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2018.
• 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.

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