SINCONA AG

Auctions 106–110
October 26–30, 2026

SINCONA Lake View Collection · Texts and contexts VIII / In 1894, the French engineer Froment established a joint-stock company. Named the Société Suisse Mines d’Or de Gondo SA, it was to begin gold mining with a starting capital of five million Swiss Francs…

SINCONA Lake View Collection · Texts and contexts VII / On the political and global economic circumstances surrounding the 20-Franc Durussel specimen from 1871 (Lot 2071 of the SINCONA Auction 108 on October 27, 2026).

SINCONA Lake View Collection · Texts and contexts VI / Ursula Kampmann follows the emergence of modern Switzerland – and with it, the Swiss Franc – from the Napoleonic Wars through to the 20th century.

SINCONA Lake View Collection · Texts and contexts V / Each constituent part of the Old Swiss Confederacy was an independent small state. This resulted in a rich and particularly fascinating variety of coin designs.  

SINCONA Lake View Collection · Texts and contexts IV / Two celebrations coincided at Fischingen Abbey in 1726: the 50th anniversary of Abbot Franz Troger’s ordination to the priesthood and the 500th anniversary of the death of St. Ida.

SINCONA Lake View Collection · Texts and contexts III / Around 1591, Bern minted a gold coin in the weight of 3 Ducats, struck with the dies of the so-called “Spiral-Dicken” – an absolute gem and rarity of Swiss numismatics.

SINCONA Lake View Collection · Texts and contexts II / In 1557, the largest Swiss gold coin of the 16th century was created – a 20-Gulden gold coin with a weight of 65.39 g, commissioned by the city of Lucerne.

SINCONA Lake View Collection · Texts and contexts I / In the early modern period, large gold coins had considerable social value in addition to their financial value. They served as a visible symbol of status, achievements, and allegiances.