Basel 1786 12 kreuzer

Sincona sale 80, lot 5041

This specimen was lot 5041 in Sincona sale 80 (Zurich, October 2022), where it sold for 100 CHF (about US$120 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted, "SWITZERLAND | Basel | Bistum Basel, Joseph Sigismund von Roggenbach, 1782-1793. 12 Kreuzer 1786, Pruntrut. Good extremely fine." This type, struck by the bishop, not the city, in 1786-88, has a rather low catalog value. In Germany, the convention thaler of the late eighteenth century was worth 120 kreuzer.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 2.62 g.

Catalog reference: KM 45, D.T.191, HMZ 2-20b.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• Richter, Juerg, 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, Jurg, SINCONA Auction 80, World Coins and Medals, SINCONA Bullion Auction, World Banknotes, Coins and Medals from Switzerland, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2022.

Link to:

• Basel 1786-H 1/2 thaler
• bishop of Basel 1788 24 kreuzer
• Coins and currency dated 1786