Aargau 1814 2 rappen

Sincona sale 64, lot 3028

This specimen was lot 3028 in Sincona sale 64 (Zurich, June 2020), where it sold for 200 CHF (about US$251 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"SWITZERLAND | Aargau | Kanton, 2 Rappen 1814, Aarau. FDC. Prachtvolle Erhaltung. (canton of Aargau, two rappen of 1814, Aarau mint. Uncirculated, Magnificent condition.)"

Aargau, a small canton on the Rhine between Zurich and Basel, struck coins until 1831. This type was struck 1808, 1811-16. The monetary system was 4 pfennig = 1 kreuzer, 4 kreuzer = 1 batzen, 10 batzen = 1 franken.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: billon, this specimen 1.29 g.

Catalog reference: KM 11, D.T. 206e, HMZ 2-26e.

Source:

• ^[1]Richter, Jurg, Sincona sale 64: Swiss Coins and Medals, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2020.
• 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.

Link to:

• 1811 rappen
• 1812 2 rappen
• 1812 5 batzen
• 1812 4 franken
• St. Gall 1814-K 5 batzen
• Aargau 1815 1/2 batzen
• Aargau 1815 5 batzen
• Coins and currency dated 1814