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Adam C Vance Valued Member United States 82 Posts	Posted 06/09/2021 05:06 am Can any one tell me where I could go online to try and grade this coin or does any one here have that ability I don't see any doubling or misprenting on it just looks like a good normal stamped coin... Could there possibly be some cool history behind it Report this Post to the Staff

Parnelli917 Valued Member United States 392 Posts	Posted 06/09/2021 05:08 am 1988 Swiss, 2 Franc coin. Looks normal to me. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 06/09/2021 06:15 am You posted in the wrong section. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
NumisRob Bedrock of the Community United Kingdom 17956 Posts	Posted 06/09/2021 3:32 pm A recent, current Swiss 2-franc piece. Worth around $2.24 at the current rate of exchange. It is a historic design because it has remained virtually unchanged since the 1870s. These coins were originally struck in silver but have been made from cupro-nickel since 1968. The Latin name 'Helvetia' solves the problem of otherwise having to put 'Switzerland' in the country's four official languages: German, French, Italian and Romansh. My Trade List: https://goccf.com/t/194596 My Wants List: https://goccf.com/t/191710 Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16837 Posts	Posted 06/09/2021 11:09 pm Each star on the obverse represents one of the Swiss "states", or cantons. There are 23 on this coin, representing the 23 "full cantons" of Switzerland. Prior to 1983, there were only 22 stars. In 1979, the half-canton of Jura was promoted to full cantonship, and the 23rd star was therefore added to the coins a few years later. A constitutional revision in 1999 abolished the status of "half-canton", promoting the six remaining half-cantons to full cantonship and giving Switzerland the 26 cantons it has today. The number of stars on the coins remains at 23, however; the former half-cantons are now officially called "cantons with half of a cantonal vote" in the new constitution. So it was more a change in label, than a change in status. 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
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