Need Help With 1879 Two Cent Swiss Coin

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aliciabrivio New Member Switzerland 1 Posts	Posted 02/04/2011 10:39 am Hello I am hoping someone can tell me a little about an 1879 Two Cent swiss coin. Does it have any value? And do you know when they discontinued making the 2 cent coin in switzerland? Thanks you for your help! I am new to the forum and just finding my way around! Alicia * Edited by Staff to remove YELLING * Report this Post to the Staff

alganbagerap Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2490 Posts	Posted 02/04/2011 11:18 am It's most likely to be a 2 Rappen coin, given the date. Bronze coin, 20 mm diameter and around 2.5 grams.Goes from $3.00 in lower grade up to about $28.00 uncirculated. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16804 Posts	Posted 02/05/2011 12:49 am The name given to the fractional coinage of Switzerland depends on which of the four Swiss languages you're speaking; French-Swiss call them "centimes", German-Swiss "rappen", Italian-Swiss "centesimi" and Romansch-Swiss "rap". The coin catalogues tend to use "rappen", but Wikipedia uses centimes. Quote: And do you know when they discontinued making the 2 cent coin in switzerland? Switzerland made 2 rappen/centime/centesimo/rap coins up until 1974. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
chrisild Pillar of the Community Germany 1238 Posts	Posted 02/05/2011 05:55 am ... and the 2 ct/rp coins from that last series (1948-74) cannot be redeemed any more either. The 1 ct/rp pieces were taken out of circulation a few years ago, by the way, but can still redeemed for another 15 years. The smallest denomination in Switzerland today is the 5 ct/rp. As for what name you pick, well, the Swiss simply decided to be language-neutral on their coins. :) Thus no unit name on the lower denominations (0.05, 0.10, 0.20), and just "Fr" on the higher ones (1/2 Fr and above). Christian Report this Post to the Staff
Litotes Pillar of the Community Norway 510 Posts	Posted 02/07/2011 07:21 am Sap, do you know if any canton has ever spelled out "centime" or "centesimo" on a coin? I know "rappen" has been in use (19th century) but I have no personal experience with the others. Edited by Litotes 02/07/2011 07:22 am Report this Post to the Staff
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