Switzerland. Zurich. 20 Batzen. 1813 #sherborne Cased good VF

Cased good VF

Issued to seamen aboard ships on Merchant Navy transport duties on behalf of the admiralty

These coins were struck in 22ct gold and weigh 7

He returned to Civilian life as a Bricklayer

Here are 2 Second World War Home Front pairs issued to a Husband and Wife

Switzerland. Zurich. 20 Batzen. 1813 #sherborne Cased good VFFirstly, lets deal with the NGC attribution. UNC DETAILS CLEANED. I cannot see any evidence at all that this coin has been cleaned, either recently or in antiquity. The very attractive grey brown steel blue tone looks totally natural. The box in which it was stored is photographed and is clearly quite old. Other than very few contact marks, this is near mint, and rare in this condition I did consider taking this out of the plastic holder, but I will