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ANA Signature Sale 3048 11 August 2016
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Helvetic Republic gold 32 Franken (2 Duplone) 1800-B AU58 PCGS, Bern mint, KM-A13, Fr-281, HMZ-21183a. One-year type. The largest gold coin of only two issues struck under the Helvetic Republic and extremely popular as such. Graded at the Choice AU level, the current example certainly presents as finer, with undiminished prooflike reflectivity that runs through the fields and pinpoint definition over the design, perhaps only holding microscopic friction on the reverse wreath. Whatever light handling is present remains wholly unobtrusive. Truly a piece with a high-end appearance for the grade, and as such, a coin that is likely an excellent value when compared its few Mint State certified brethren. Interestingly, all examples observed have been struck from one set of dies, the reverse of which reveals the major blunder of having been punched with a 16 in the denomination before the intended 32 was placed. While unlikely the whole reason, it is certainly reasonable to hypothesize that this could have shorted the life of the die and contributed to the scarcity of the issue.From the Redwood Collection of Swiss Coins
Estimate: 4000-6000 USD
Helvetic Republic gold 32 Franken (2 Duplone) 1800-B AU58 PCGS, Bern mint, KM-A13, Fr-281, HMZ-21183a. One-year type. The largest gold coin of only two issues struck under the Helvetic Republic and extremely popular as such. Graded at the Choice AU level, the current example certainly presents as finer, with undiminished prooflike reflectivity that runs through the fields and pinpoint definition over the design, perhaps only holding microscopic friction on the reverse wreath. Whatever light handling is present remains wholly unobtrusive. Truly a piece with a high-end appearance for the grade, and as such, a coin that is likely an excellent value when compared its few Mint State certified brethren. Interestingly, all examples observed have been struck from one set of dies, the reverse of which reveals the major blunder of having been punched with a 16 in the denomination before the intended 32 was placed. While unlikely the whole reason, it is certainly reasonable to hypothesize that this could have shorted the life of the die and contributed to the scarcity of the issue.From the Redwood Collection of Swiss Coins
Estimate: 4000-6000 USD