Zug 1767 1/6 assis

Sincona sale 83, lot 5091

This specimen was lot 5091 in Sincona sale 83 (Zürich, May 2023), where it sold for 1,000 CHF (about US$1,338 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted, "SWITZERLAND Zug, 1/6 Assis 1767, Zug. Grosses geschweiftes Wappen ohne Bogeneinfassung. Rv. Vier Zeilen Schrift. Sehr schön. (canton of Zug, one-sixth assis of 1767, Zug mint. Obverse: large curved arms without arched border; reverse: four line inscription. Very fine)." The SCWC lists this type for 1747-52, 1756-57, 1761-67. Like many low denomination coins, it is common in low grade but rare in choice condition, no contemporaries thinking it worth hoarding. It was equal to the angster.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: billon, this specimen 0.19 g.

Catalog reference: KM 56, Tobler (1/6 Assis) 29a, D.T. 645m, HMZ 2-1105cc.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• 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]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 83, World and Swiss Coins and Medals, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2023.

Link to:

• 1764 1/6 assis
• Zurich 1767 20 schilling
• Zug 1783 rappen
• 1783 schilling, struck in silver
• Coins and currency dated 1767