Zurich (1656) 1/4 thaler
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This specimen was lot 3631 in Sincona sale 91 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 550 CHF (about US$727 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWEIZ Zürich, Stadt und Kanton, Vierteltaler o. J. (nach 1645), Zürich. Vorzüglich. Feine Patina. (Switzerland, canton of Zürich, undated quarter thaler, after 1645, Zürich mint. Extremely fine, Nicely toned.)"
We follow the SCWC, which attributed this to 1656.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 8.40 g.
Catalog reference: KM 100, Hürlimann 759, D.T. 1088, HMZ 2-1149a.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- 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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