Switzerland 2010-B 50 francs
This specimen was lot 4880 in Sincona sale 39 (Zurich, May 2017), where it sold for 525 CHF (about US$630 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SWITZERLAND | Confederation, 50 Franken 2010 B. Bern Zum 100. Todestag von Albert Anker. Im Originaletui und mit Zertifikat der Swissmint. Polierte Platte. FDC . (confederation of Switzerland, fifty francs of 2010, Bern mint, on the centennial of the death of painter Albert Anker. In original box and mint certificate. Choice Proof.)"
Recorded mintage: 6,000 proofs.
Specification: 11.29 g, 0.900 fine gold, 25.1 mm diameter, this specimen 11.30 g.
Catalog reference: HMZ 2-1219n, KM 137.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 2001-Date, 13th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2018.
- 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.
- 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]Jürg Richter, Auction 39, World coins and medals, coins and medals from Switzerland, Zurich: Sincona AG, 2017.
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