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Revision as of 12:16, 18 June 2025
This specimen was lot 3483 in Sincona sale 91 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 1,800 CHF (about US$2,379 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWEIZ Solothurn, Duplone 1796, Solothurn. Schräg geriffelter Rand. Vorzüglich-FDC. (Switzerland, canton of Solothurn, duplone of 1796, Solothurn mint, obliquely reeded edge. Extremely fine-uncirculated.)"
This type was struck 1796-98, along with quarter, half and double duplones. Several of the cantons, including Basel, Luzern and Bern, struck duplones in the 1790's.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 7.64 g, 0.900 fine gold, this specimen 7.62 g.
Catalog reference: KM 60, Simmen 101b, D.T. 672a, HMZ 2-840b, Fr-391.
- 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, 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 91, The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 1 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2024.
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