Schwyz 1788-S ducat Fr-379
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This specimen was lot 3462 in Sincona sale 91 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 6,000 CHF (about US$7,929 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWEIZ Schwyz, Dukat 1788, Schwyz. Im Abschnitt der Vorderseite Mzz. S für den Münzmeister und Stempelschneider Städelin. Selten. Vorzüglich. Feine Kratzer. (Switzerland, canton of Schwyz, ducat of 1788, Schwyz mint, mintmark "S" in the obverse exergue. Rare, Extremely fine, Minor hairlines.)"
This type was also struck in 1790.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3.49 g.
Catalog reference: KM 47, Wielandt (Schwyz) 98, D.T. 577a, HMZ 2-796c, Fr-379.
- 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.
- 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.
- [1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 91, The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 1 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.
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