Unterwalden 1726 ducat Fr-344

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Sincona sale 35, lot 5280

This specimen was lot 5280 in Sincona sale 35 (Zürich, October 2016), where it sold for 2,600 CHF (about US$3,086 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"Obwalden, Dukat 1726. Selten. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. (canton of Obwalden, ducat of 1726. Rare, Very fine-extremely fine.)"

Unterwalden was one of the three original cantons forming the Swiss Confederation in 1291. Far from the main channels of commerce, her coinage is scanty and rare.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.5 g, 0.986 fine gold, .221 troy oz AGW, this specimen 3.41 g.

Catalog reference: KM-16; D.T. 599, HMZ 2-731d. Fr-344.

Source:

  • 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.
  • 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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