Switzerland 1885-B 5 rappen

Sincona sale 39, lot 71672

This specimen was lot 71672 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, February 2020), where it sold for $85. The catalog description^[1] noted, "SWITZERLAND. 5 Rappen, 1885-B. Bern Mint. NGC MS-66. Fully struck with silky-smooth luster in the fields. Truly amazing quality for something over 125 years old!" The type was struck 1879-1980 without change.

Recorded mintage: 3,000,000, a common date for the period.

Specification: 2 g, copper-nickel, 17.15 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: Divo 105, KM-26.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• 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]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The February 2020 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.

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