3) Value

[Master Jmd 80]

What is the value of this coin:

1995 BU full lustre 2Fr. (unsure country), possibly swiss(?)):

Obverse: 22 stars go around a woman holding a spear in one hand and a shield with a + (cross) iside it, HELVETIA written below.

Reverse: a wreath of leaves circle 2 Fr. 1995, below the wreath is a small E, possibly mintmark (?).

[Sylvester 15]

Switzerland

[ikkle-monkey 0]

two swiss francs i think

[ikkle-monkey 0]

from what i can make out i just found a 1 franc swiss coin on ebay and it looks just like what your discribeing as for the value im not sure hope it helped

[kuhli 0]

It is Switzerland, the mintmark is a B for Bern, and according to Krause, there should be 23 stars. Catalog value for UNC=US$2.00, BU=US$3.00. As I stated in an earlier post, unless you find someone who is a specialist in this country, then it is doubtful you will get anywhere near the BU catalog value for the coin.

[Emperor Oli 0]

The "woman holding a spear" is, as I think was remarked a while ago, their Britannia. Like we used Britannia to symbolise Britain on circulation coins, they use her - Helvetia I think is her name or that might be Switzerland.

[Chris Perkins 228]

The "woman holding a spear" is, as I think was remarked a while ago, their Britannia. Like we used Britannia to symbolise Britain on circulation coins, they use her - Helvetia I think is her name or that might be Switzerland.

Or perhaps Switzerlandia! (No, it's Helvetia, or I seem to remember an alternate spelling of 'Helvetica').

[Emperor Oli 0]

I was thinking Helvetica but then it occurred to me that I may be getting mixed up with the font!

Ah yes "Switzerland is also known as Confoederatio Helvetica"

[Master Jmd 80]

It is Switzerland, the mintmark is a B for Bern, and according to Krause, there should be 23 stars.  Catalog value for UNC=US$2.00, BU=US$3.00.  As I stated in an earlier post, unless you find someone who is a specialist in this country, then it is doubtful you will get anywhere near the BU catalog value for the coin.

no, it is definately an 'E' ... what is it?

Edited July 1, 2004 by Master Jmd

[kuhli 0]

no, it is definately an 'E' ... what is it?

A partially filled die?? The only option is the B, so if yours is an E, then it is an error of some sort. Probably a filled die or a strike thru error. Don't know if there is much demand for them, so I doubt there would be much of a premium for it. But it may warrant further research.