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This specimen was lot 4335 in Sincona sale 95 (Zurich, October 2024), where it sold for 60 CHF (about US$83 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''SCHWEIZ Luzern, Stadt und Kanton, Batzen 1797, Luzern. Gutes sehr schön.'' ([[Switzerland]], canton of [[Switzerland, Lucern|Luzern]], batzen of 1797, Luzern mint. Good Very Fine.)"</blockquote> This type was struck 1796-97, with the 1796 being more common. In 1798, the French revolutionary army occupied Luzern and the rest of Switzerland.
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This specimen was lot 4335 in Sincona sale 95 (Zürich, October 2024), where it sold for 60 CHF (about US$83 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''SCHWEIZ Luzern, Stadt und Kanton, Batzen 1797, Luzern. Gutes sehr schön.'' ([[Switzerland]], canton of [[Switzerland, Lucern|Luzern]], batzen of 1797, Luzern mint. Good Very Fine.)"</blockquote> This type was struck 1796-97, with the 1796 being more common. In 1798, the French revolutionary army occupied Luzern and the rest of Switzerland.
  
 
''Record mintage:'' unknown.
 
''Record mintage:'' unknown.

Revision as of 15:02, 10 June 2025

Sincona sale 95, lot 4335

This specimen was lot 4335 in Sincona sale 95 (Zürich, October 2024), where it sold for 60 CHF (about US$83 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ Luzern, Stadt und Kanton, Batzen 1797, Luzern. Gutes sehr schön. (Switzerland, canton of Luzern, batzen of 1797, Luzern mint. Good Very Fine.)"

This type was struck 1796-97, with the 1796 being more common. In 1798, the French revolutionary army occupied Luzern and the rest of Switzerland.

Record mintage: unknown.

Specification: 2.3 g, billon, 24 mm diameter, this specimen 2.74 g.

Catalog reference: KM 92, Wielandt (Luzern) 200, D.T. 564b, HMZ 2-661b.

Sources:

  • 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 95: The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 2 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2024.

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