Neuchatel 1802 1/2 kreuzer
This specimen was lot 3395 in Sincona sale 91 (Zurich, May 2024), where it sold for 1,700 CHF (about US$2,246 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWEIZ Neuenburg/Neuchâtel, Friedrich Wilhelm III. 1797-1805 und 1814-1840. Vierer (Halbkreuzer) 1802, Neuchâtel. Gekröntes spanisches Wappen. Rv. Die Jahreszahl nach CUIQUE. Selten. Vorzüglich. (Switzerland, principality of Neuchatel, vierer or half kreuzer of 1802, Neuchatel mint. Obverse: crowned Spanish arms; reverse: date after CUIQUE. Rare, Extremely fine.)"
This type, like most issues from this small part of Switzerland, is rare. It was struck in 1802-03. One batzen = four kreuzer.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: billon, this specimen 0.48 g.
Catalog reference: KM 64, D.T. 251, HMZ 2-719a, Froidevaux V421.
- Divo, Jean-Paul, and Edwin Tobler, Die Münzen der Schweiz, im 19. und 20. Jahrhundert, Zurich: Bank Leu & Co AG, 1969.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- 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 91, The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 1 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2024.
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