I just pulled a coin out of a penny roll that I had never seen before. It's a 1964 10 Rappen coin from Switzerland. I looked it up online and I'm pretty sure its composition is copper-nickel, although I was hoping it might be silver. Can anyone tell me anything about this coin? Does it have any numismatic value?
It is basically a Swiss dime and is cupro-nickel. It has a mintage of 16.34 million, so is worth its face value just like a typical US cupro-nickel coin from the 1960s. It would only have numi value if it were mint/uncirculated/proof. Interesting thing about the 10 Rappen is that it has been the same design since 1879. You can see the similarity to US coins of the time like the Morgan and Barber designs.
And he that hath lyberte ought to kepe hit wel / For nothyng is better than lyberte / For lyberte shold not be wel sold for alle the gold and syluer of all the world. -Caxton's edition of Aesop's Fables, 1484
Swiss coinage definitely has a pretty design. Very classic and like a piece of art. Modern U.S. coins look so cheap.
SELLING COPPER PENNIES 1.4X FACE SHIPPED......“I sincerely believe that banking establishments are more dangerous than standing armies, and that the principles of spending money to be paid by posterity, under the name of funding, is but swindling futurity on a large scale” Thomas Jefferson
Thanks for the info Aggressive Metal. The coin really does look a lot older than it is. I had no idea what it was when I pulled it out of the penny roll, but my first impression was that it was pretty old. It was an interesting find, but I was hoping it might have a little value to it. Oh well!
1964 Switzerland 10 Rappen
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Posted - 03/05/2010 : 13:20:00
