Bern 1811 2-1/2 rappen

from the Stack's Bowers 2020 Collector's Choice sale, lot 71658

This specimen was lot 71658 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, February 2020), where it sold for $80. The catalog description^[1] noted, "SWITZERLAND. Bern. 2-1/2 Rappen, 1811. PCGS MS-65 Gold Shield. A premium example of this type from canton Bern. Light silvery toning with an exquisite overall appearance." This one year type is actually fairly common. One thaler = 40 batzen and one batzen = ten rappen. The last Bernese coin is a rappen dated 1836.

Recorded mintage: 114,000.

Specification: billon.

Catalog reference: KM-173.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Richter, Juerg, and Ruedi Kunzmann, Neuer HMZ-Katalog, Band 2: Die Münzen der Schweiz und Liechtensteins 15//16. Jahrhundert bis Gegenwart, Regenstauf, Germany: H. Gietl Verlag GmbH, 2006.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The February 2020 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.

Link to:

• Bern 1811 rappen
• Uri 1811 4 batzen
• 1811 franken
• Coins and currency dated 1811