Glarus 1809 3 schilling

Sincona sale 77, lot 4296

This specimen was lot 4296 in Sincona sale 77 (Zurich, May 2022), where it sold for 250 CHF (about US$304 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"SWITZERLAND | Glarus, 3 Schillinge 1809, Glarus. Sehr schön. (Switzerland, canton of Glarus, three schilling of 1809. Very fine.)"

This type was struck 1809-10 and 1814 and is scarce. The last issue from this canton was a shooting festival forty batzen issued in 1847. Three schilling was nine rappen; one hundred rappen made a frank.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: billon, this specimen 2.30 g.

Catalog reference: KM 15, Von Arx 23. D.T. 98a, HMZ 2-373c.

Source:

• Divo, Jean-Paul, and Edwin Tobler, Die Münzen der Schweiz, im 19. und 20. Jahrhundert, Zurich: Bank Leu & Co AG, 1969.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Richter, Jürg, 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 77, World Coins and Medals, Bullion Auction, Coins and Medals of Switzerland., Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2022.

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