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* Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016. | * Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016. | ||
* 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>Richter, | + | * <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, ''SINCONA Auction 102: The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 4 (Swiss Cantonal Coins)'', Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2025. |
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* [[Geneva 1775 3 quarts|1775 3 quarts]] | * [[Geneva 1775 3 quarts|1775 3 quarts]] | ||
* [[Geneva 1776 6 quarts|1776 6 quarts (1½ sol), struck in silver]] | * [[Geneva 1776 6 quarts|1776 6 quarts (1½ sol), struck in silver]] | ||
| − | * [[Geneva 1776-IG 6 sols|1776-IG 6 sols, | + | * [[Geneva 1776-IG 3 sols|1776-IG 3 sols]] |
| − | * [[Geneva 1785 | + | * [[Geneva 1776-IG 6 sols|1776-IG 6 sols, billon or silver]] |
| + | * [[Geneva 1785 6 deniers|1785 2 quarts (½ sol), struck in silver]] | ||
* [[Coins and currency dated 1776]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1776]] | ||
[[Category: Coinage of the Swiss cantons]][[Category: Selections from Sincona sale 99, 100, 101, 102]] | [[Category: Coinage of the Swiss cantons]][[Category: Selections from Sincona sale 99, 100, 101, 102]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:02, 23 June 2026
This specimen was lot 5242 in Sincona Auction 102 (Zürich, October 2025), where it sold for 300 CHF (about US$452 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWEIZ Genf/Genève, Stadt und Kanton, 2 Quarts (1/2 Sol oder 6 Deniers) 1776, Genf. Silberabschlag. Selten. Vorzüglich. (Switzerland, city and canton of Geneva, two quarts or half sol of 1776, Geneva mint, struck in silver. Rare, Extremely Fine.)"
This type was struck intermittently 1754-88 and most dates are common. Many dates were also struck in silver for presentation, as here. One thaler was 96 sols and one sol was four quarts.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 0.74 g, billon, 16 mm diameter, this specimen silver, 0.99 g.
Catalog reference: KM 79 (billon), KM 79a (silver), Richter (Proben) 1-372. D.T. 1026k, Anm, HMZ 2-351v, Anm.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- 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]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 102: The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 4 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2025.
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