Basel 1724 batzen

Sincona sale 63, lot 3093

This specimen was lot 3093 in Sincona sale 64 (Zurich, June 2020), where it sold for 300 CHF (about US$376 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"SWITZERLAND | Basel | Stadt und Kanton, Batzen 1724, Basel. Sehr selten in dieser Erhaltung. Fast FDC. (city and canton of Basel, batzen of 1724, Basel mint. Very rare in this condition, About uncirculated.)"

This issue was accompnaied by a half batzen of approximately equal rarity.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: billon, this specimen 2.05 g.

Catalog reference: KM 139, D.T. 773, HMZ 2-105a.

Source:

• ^[1]Richter, Jurg, Sincona sale 63: Gold and Silver Coins and Medals, SINCONA Bullion Auction, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2020.
• 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 Münzen der Schweiz und Liechtensteins 15//16. Jahrhundert bis Gegenwart, Regenstauf, Germany: H. Gietl Verlag GmbH, 2006.

Link to:

• bishop of Basel 1716 20 kreuzer
• 1716 thaler, issued by the bishop
• bishop of Basel 1717 1/4 thaler
• 1724 half batzen
• 1740 quarter thaler
• 1740 5 ducats
• 1741 half thaler
• Coins and currency dated 1724