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Revision as of 11:53, 14 May 2022
This specimen was lot 5626 in Sincona sale 35 (Zurich, October 2016), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,
"Confederation, 1/2 Franken 1908. Bern. Vorzüglich. (Swiss confederation, half franc of 1908, Bern mint. Extremely fine.)"
This type was struck at the Bern mint 1874-1967. The design is still in use today tho the coin is now copper-nickel. This specimen is struck to the standard of the French half franc of 1866-1920. This date is fairly common in circulated condition. Prior to confederation in 1850, each Swiss canton issued its own coins.
Recorded mintage: 800,000 plus a few specimens.
Specification: 2.5 g, .835 fine silver, .067 troy oz ASW, 18.1 mm diameter, reeded edge; this specimen 2.53 g.
Catalog reference: Divo 249, HMZ 2-1206r, KM 23.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Richter, Juerg, 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]Jürg Richter, Schweizer Münzen und Medaillen vom Mittelalter bis in die Neuzeit, Auktion 35, Zurich: Sincona AG, 2016.
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