Aargau 1815 5 batzen

Sincona sale 6, lot 2604

This specimen was lot 2604 in Sincona sale 11 (Zürich, May 2013), where it sold for 700 CHF (about US$867 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ Zofingen Kanton 5 Batzen 1815. Selten in dieser Erhaltung. Fast FDC. (Switzerland, canton of Aargau, five batzen of 1815, rare in this grade, choice uncirculated.)"

This type is listed for 1812-15 but this is the only common date. No coinage for Aargau exists prior to 1798, when it was admitted as a canton to the confederation.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver; this specimen is 4.35 g.

Catalog reference: D.T. 195g, HMZ 2-22i, KM 13.3.

Source:

• Divo, Jean-Paul, and Edwin Tobler, Die Münzen der Schweiz, im 19. und 20. Jahrhundert, Zürich: Bank Leu & Co AG, 1969.
• 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.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Numismatic Coins, Medals, Banknotes & Books: Auction 6, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2012.

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