Graubunden 1820-B batzen

Sincona sale 64, lot 3386

This specimen was lot 3386 in Sincona sale 64 (Zurich, June 2020), where it sold for 325 CHF (about US$407 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"SWITZERLAND | Grisons | Kanton, Batzen 1820, Zürich. Mzz. B unten auf Vorderseite. FDC. (canton of Graubunden, batzen of 1820, Zurich mint, mintmark B on obverse. Uncirculated.)"

This type was issued in 1820 and 1826.

Recorded mintage: 50,000.

Specification: billon, this specimen: 2.68 g.

Catalog reference: KM 11, D.T. 181a, HMZ 2-605b.

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:

• 1813 16 franken
• 1820 5 batzen
• 1825 10 batzen
• 1826 batzen
• 1826 5 batzen
• Coins and currency dated 1820