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This specimen was lot 3858 in Sincona sale 70 (Zurich, May 2021), where it sold for 850 CHF (about US$1,119 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''SWITZERLAND | Confederation. 50 Franken 2001, Bern. Heidi. Polierte Platte.'' ([[Switzerland]], fifty francs of 2001, Bern mint, Heidi. Choice Proof.)"</blockquote> ''Heidi'' is a work of children's fiction published in 1881 by Swiss author Johanna Spyri, originally published in two parts as ''Heidi: Her Years of Wandering and Learning'' and ''Heidi: How She Used What She Learned''. It is a novel about the events in the life of a 5-year-old girl in her paternal grandfather's care in the Swiss Alps. It was written as a book "for children and those who love children" (as quoted from its subtitle).
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This specimen was lot 3858 in Sincona sale 70 (Zürich, May 2021), where it sold for 850 CHF (about US$1,119 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''SWITZERLAND | Confederation. 50 Franken 2001, Bern. Heidi. Polierte Platte.'' ([[Switzerland]], fifty francs of 2001, Bern mint, Heidi. Choice Proof.)"</blockquote> ''Heidi'' is a work of children's fiction published in 1881 by Swiss author Johanna Spyri, originally published in two parts as ''Heidi: Her Years of Wandering and Learning'' and ''Heidi: How She Used What She Learned''. It is a novel about the events in the life of a 5-year-old girl in her paternal grandfather's care in the Swiss Alps. It was written as a book "for children and those who love children" (as quoted from its subtitle).
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 3,967.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 3,967.

Revision as of 09:10, 11 June 2025

Sincona sale 70, lot 3858

This specimen was lot 3858 in Sincona sale 70 (Zürich, May 2021), where it sold for 850 CHF (about US$1,119 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SWITZERLAND | Confederation. 50 Franken 2001, Bern. Heidi. Polierte Platte. (Switzerland, fifty francs of 2001, Bern mint, Heidi. Choice Proof.)"

Heidi is a work of children's fiction published in 1881 by Swiss author Johanna Spyri, originally published in two parts as Heidi: Her Years of Wandering and Learning and Heidi: How She Used What She Learned. It is a novel about the events in the life of a 5-year-old girl in her paternal grandfather's care in the Swiss Alps. It was written as a book "for children and those who love children" (as quoted from its subtitle).

Recorded mintage: 3,967.

Specification: 11.29 g, 0.900 fine gold, lettered edge, 25.1 mm diameter, this specimen 11.29 g.

Catalog reference: KM 95, HMZ 2-1219d, Fr-520.

Source:

  • [1]Jürg Richter, Auction 70, Swiss Coins and Medals and Rarities in Gold, Zurich: Sincona AG, 2021.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 2001-Date, 13th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2018.

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