Bern 1811 2-1/2 rappen
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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.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Divo, Jean-Paul, and Edwin Tobler, Die Munzen der Schweiz, im 19. und 20. Jahrhundert, Zurich: Bank Leu & Co AG, 1969.
- .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]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.
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