Fischingen 1726 ducat Fr-234

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Sincona sale 35, lot 5376

This specimen was lot 5376 in Sincona sale 35 (Zürich, October 2016), where it sold for 10,000 CHF (about US$11,871 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"Thurgau | Fischingen, Abtei, Franz Troger, 1688-1728 Dukat 1728. Auf den 500. Todestag der heiligen Ida von Toggenburg. Mehrfeldiges Stifts- und Familienwappen. Rv. Die heilige Ida, Gräfin von Toggenburg von vorn. Sehr selten. Nur 50 Exemplare geprägt. Vorzüglich-FDC. Leicht gewellt. (canton of Thurgau, abbey of Fischingen, Francis Troger, 1668-1728, ducat of 1728, on the 500th anniversary of the death of St. Ida of Toggenburg. Obverse: quartered arms of the abbey and abbot; reverse: St. Ida standing with stag. Very rare. Only 50 pieces struck, Extremely fine-uncirculated, Lightly wavy planchet.)"

This ducat and an accompanying double ducat (KM 6) are the only issues from this abbey in Thurgau. Both are rare.

Recorded mintage: 50.

Specification: 3.5 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3.38 g.

Catalog reference: D.T. 968b, HMZ 2-932a. Fr-234, KM 5.

Source:

  • 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.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • [1]Jürg Richter, Schweizer Münzen und Medaillen vom Mittelalter bis in die Neuzeit, Auktion 35, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2016.

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