Geneva 1639-BG 6 sols
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This specimen was lot 4241 in Sincona sale 95 (Zurich, October 2024), where it sold for 100 CHF (about US$139 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWEIZ Genf/Genève, Stadt und Kanton, 6 Sols 1639, Genf. Mzz. B - G. Schön-sehr schön. (Switzerland, canton of Geneva, six sols of 1639, Geneva mint, mintmark BG. Fine-Very Fine.)"
This type was struck 1632-35, 1638-41 and 1678. The 1634 comes with initials BG and GB. One thaler was 96 sols.
Record mintage: unknown.
Specification: 2.53 g, billon, 25 mm diameter, this specimen 2.20 g.
Catalog reference: KM 33, Demole 365, D.T. 1670g, HMZ 2-322g.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- 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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