How much is a confoederatio helvetica 5 FR coin from 1927 worth?

Answer 1

This coin, a 1922B 5 Franc coin (KM#37) from Switzerland, is valued at about US$40.00 in Fine condition, US$60.00 in Very Fine condition, US$100.00 in Extremely Fine condition, US$225.00 in Uncirculated condition and US$500.00 in Brilliant Uncirculated condition (according to the Standard Catalog of World Coins). Note that, since the coin is still legal tender, its face value (as of June 17, 2009) is about US$4.61. The coin, of which 2,400,000 were produced in 1922, is made of 90% silver, weighs 25.0 grams (for an Actual Silver Weight of 0.7234 troy ounces - worth about $10.24 as of June 17, 2009), and has a portrait of legendary Swiss hero William Tell (he of shooting-an-arrow-into-an-apple-on-his-son's-head fame) on the front. Note that there is a rare variant of this coin with a dot between "Confoederatio" and "Helvetica" which is valued (according to the Standard Catalog of World Coins) at US$1,500.00 in Extremely Fine condition, US$2,250.00 in Uncirculated condition and US$3,000.00 in Brilliant Uncirculated condition.

Answer 2

Switzerland ("Confoederatio Helvetica" is Latin for the "Swiss Confederation") did not produce a 5 Franc coin in 1927.

The type produced in 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926 and 1928, weighed 25 grams, was 90% silver (giving it and ASW - Actual Silver Weight - of 0.7234 troy ounces), and measured 37mm in diameter. The front had a portrait of William Tell and the words "CONFOEDERATIO HELVETICA". The back had a sheild with a Swiss Cross on it, flanked by sprigs, with "5 FR." (1922 and 1923 said "5 Fr.")above and the date and mintmark below.

The type produced from 1931-1967, as well as 1969 (1968 and 1970 onwards were made of Copper-Nickel) were smaller (31.5mm), lighter (15g) and less pure (83.5% Silver - ASW of 0.4027 troy ounces), but otherwise of a similar design.