Chur 1749 ducat Fr-224
This specimen was lot 1675 in Sincona sale 76 (Zürich, May 2022), where it sold for 17,000 CHF (about US$20,635 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SWITZERLAND | Grisons | Chur, Bistum. Joseph Benedikt von Rost, 1728-1754. Dukat 1749, Chur. Sehr selten. Fast FDC. NGC MS63. Prachtvolle Erhaltung. (Switzerland, bishopric of Chur, Joseph Benedict of Rost, 1728-54, ducat of 1749, Chur mint. Very rare, About uncirculated, Magnificent condition.)"
This issue was accompanied by five ducats (KM 169), six ducats (KM 170) and seven ducats (KM 171). We don't know the occasion for the issue.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3.46 g.
Catalog reference: KM 168, D.T. 881 Anm, HMZ 2-461c. Fr-224.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- Richter, Jürg, and Ruedi Kunzmann, Neuer HMZ-Katalog, Band 2: Die Münzen der Schweiz und Liechtensteins 15//16. Jahrhundert bis Gegenwart, Regenstauf, Germany: H. Gietl Verlag GmbH, 2006.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- [1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 76, The Annemarie and Gerd Köhlmoos Collection, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2022.
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