Bern 1716 10 kreuzer

Sincona sale 59, lot 3051

This specimen was lot 3051 in Sincona sale 59 (Zurich, October 2019), where it sold for 350 CHF (about US$424 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"SWITZERLAND | Bern | Stadt und Kanton, 10 Kreuzer 1716, Bern. Selten in dieser Erhaltung. Fast FDC. Hübsche Patina. (Switzerland, canton of Bern, ten kreuzer of 1716, Bern mint. Rare in this condition, About uncirculated, Attractively toned.)"

This type was struck 1716-17. At the time, four kreuzer = one batzen and forty batzen = one thaler.

Reported Mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver or billon, this specimen 2.46 g.

Catalog reference: KM 85, D.T. 519a, HMZ 2-222b.

Source:

• 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.
• ^[1]Richter, Jurg, Sincona Auction 59: Gold and Silver Coins and Medals; Coins and Medals from Switzerland, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2019.

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