Bern 1707 1/2 kreuzer

Sincona sale 91, lot 3138

This specimen was lot 3138 in Sincona sale 91 (Zurich, May 2024), where it sold for 160 CHF (about US$215 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ Bern, Stadt und Kanton, Vierer 1707, Bern. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. (Switzerland, canton of Bern, vierer of 1707, Bern mint. Very fine-extremely fine.)"

This type was struck 1707 and 1731-32. Other half kreuzers struck in the 1730's featured a different reverse.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: billon, this specimen 0.63 g.

Catalog reference: KM 75, D.T. 530a, HMZ 2-226b.

Source:

• Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• 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 91, The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 1 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2024.

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