well since i like simple coins an get alot of swiss coins which look the same but diff yrs i thought hey y dont i make an exclusive collection of swiss coins so far not counting recurring yrs i have 27 swiss coins hmm forgot to check mint mark some yrs have both b an plain coins anyway any time i get a new swissy ill post here nvr know when ill get new 1's but ehh anyway ill make a list of the coins i currently have here an update it as time goes by x) (list will be here 2morrow xD its 4.30 am im tired xD )

btw guys/girls u should do the same for ur collections nice idea to be up 2 date u can also check the site when ur at a dealer wondering if u have the coin of that yr (that is if ur dealer has a computer or u have a pda ) an others can compare or even help u find some coins missing in ur collection cheers

eh too much work to catalouge all of my coins ll save that for retirment lol

only ur main collection xD like ehh french for u lazy bumm xD jkin

thats already done lol i couldnt see me doing my wheaties prolly take me years and a bad case of carpel tunnel lol

then start a new collection somethin u like how bout swiss with me xD

eh i dont have any swiss coins which might not like em like swiss chesse lol

Swiss coins are great, especially older swiss coins, my dealer has a Unc 1922 silver 5 franc in his case, I've been eyeing it for a while, but can't find the extra cash to spend on a pricey coin like that. I do own a smaller 1932 silver 5 franc though, but it's worth about 10% as much, lol. The older (is it rappen?) copper coins are nice, I have a couple of them, and they are pretty cool.



Btw, RD, you used 10 smileys in your post, you are a happy camper, lol.

i know actually i used more but 10's the limit :'( xD (an smaller 1's r rappen 100 rappen = 1 franc) an sounds nice how much exactly is it ^_^if i may ask the 1922 5 franc

ps :- list coming soon cant now cause have to get ready to go out with the family for lunch :/ they woke me up :'(

I think it was in the $60 some dollar range, 60 or 70, I can't remember.

wow lol nice ok anyway heres the list :- (* for those i have extras )

1929-b 5 rappen
1955-b 10 rappen
*1959-b 10 rappen
1963-b 5 rappen
*1968-b 1 franc
1969-b 1 franc
1969-b 2 franc
*1970 20 rappen
1973 10 rappen
1973 1/2 franc
1974 2 franc
*1974 1/2 franc
1974 10 rappen
1975 1 franc
1977 2 franc
1978 10 rappen
1979 1/2 franc
1980 1 franc
1980 5 rappen
*1981 20 rappen
1981 10 rappen
1982 10 rappen
*1982 5 rappen
1991-b 20 rappen
1992 5 rappen
1996-b 10 rappen
1998-b 1 franc

gonna update it when ever i get new 1's (ps i only bought 1 from the list others r all from family an frnds )

I like the Swiss coins.

They are extremely well made and remarkably undervalued. Krause
has tripled their catalog prices for the cu/ ni francs in the last couple
years but they're still way too low.

These appear in mint sets so none are rare but mintages were usually
only 5 or 10,000. Attrition on these isn't extremely high but the sets are
the source of virtually all the singles that have been offerred over the
decades.

These coins mostly went into circulation and have been heavily worn
over the years. Most of the European coins suffered the same fate and
were then melted a few years ago. The Swiss coins are some of the few
still getting a workout.

exactly.... an the 1 ones i have that r from 1960's until now all look like proofs except for the mirror like shine...the head an letters an stuff look like they r made from a diff metal thats clean an nice but not shiney while the background or w/e (area next to the head an stuff with no pics just plain xP) is a lil lighter colour an has a lil shine to it kinda like proofs but not proofs get my drift X)

eh a guy on myspace has some coins for sale and he has a swiss 1 franc 1963 b in F condition and he wants 3$ for it ans 2$ for shippng... is it worth it?

Unless it a key date, no.
*Gets Krause*
And the Krause says...
HELL no!
You can get VF for a buck.
I got 2 franc 1964-B on AU-50 for 2 bucks from my coin dealer.

alrighty!!! thanks alot u saved me $$$$!!

Np

you should go buy urself a drink for a good deed!!

Hahaha
Ill just make myself an exta-special breakfast

whisky n fruit loops??? lol

Woah...
More like...corn on the cob?

nooo not corn!!! we had 2 acres of sweet corn and the day before yesterday a bad storm took it all!!

Ow!
Raisin Bran and raisin toast?
This should all be in the 'sum

welp hope ya enjoy ur breakfast!!

Silver coins were widely saved all over the world. The only ones that are
tough are those with low mintages.

Cu/ ni and other base metal coins were usually ignored and some are rare
no matter how high the mintages. This appears to be the case with the '68
and later large denomination Swiss coins.

These do look really nice in silver so there is widespread demand for the old-
er coins. These usually will bring a nice premium in unc and more in gem.

hmmm wonder why roaddevil hasent been on today......

back guys gahhh sry been out shopping for "travel" cloths x< went an picked my stuff in 2 hrs an then had to wait like 10hrs for my mum an sis !!!!!!! gahhh an since i didnt sleep for 36hrs took a nice long nap anyway:-

no the 63 in f condition isnt worth that much xD u can get a bu/unc on ebay way cheaper (its on for $0.99 right now) xD



oooo a 1968 is rare? yippie ^_^ got it free ^_^ well actually all my swiss coins except my oldest 1928 r free i have 2 sendin 1 to dustin ....dustin im sendin u a rare xD

anyways ill like it if anybody has a list of mintages of swiss coins anyone ?

I did not mean to imply that all (or any) of the larger denomination
Swiss coinage dated '68 and later is rare, but merely that they are in
the category of coins that have been widely ignored for decades.

In a sense some of these actually are rare. If you compare the number
available in unc to the number of the silver coins available in unc, most
of them appear nearly "rare". The 1963 1F had a mintage of 13 million
and large numbers of these were saved by collectors and hoarded by the
general public who thought silver prices were going much higher. In con-
trast the 1971 1F had a mintage of 11 million which is a little less. Collec-
tors ignored this coin because it was debased junk and the public certainly
had no interest in saving it. Have you ever seen a roll of these? Have you
ever seen a single specimen in true unc? Probably not!! They issued 5,000
mint sets and these were mostly excellent quality but attrition has been ve-
ry high on these. The sets sell for a song since there is nearly NO demand
since almost NO ONE collects this junk.

So today the millions of 1963 silver 1F coins list for $5.50 in Krause but the
relatively rare 1971 lists for $5.00

The '71 has more than doubled in the last couple years while the '63 is down
a little from 20 years ago!

While none of the Swiss moderns are really rare, there are other countries
and in some cases there were no mint sets at all issued and the circulating
coins were melted after years of heavy use. Try finding an unc of one of
those.

Does anyone really think that a couple thousand 1971 francs are going to be
enough to satisfy the world coin market into the future? This may not be the
toughest of the modern Swiss either. Some of the 5F coins are highly elusive.

ur wise xD no i get it mintage doesnt count in some cases its the amount that is left that counts btw i got 0 5 francs xD ahhh soon i hope anyways ty cladking for ur info just learned somethin from ya