Zurich 1645 ducat Fr-464

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Sincona sale 98, lot 4626

This specimen was lot 4626 in SINCONA Auction 98 (Zürich, May 2025), where it sold for 1,500 CHF (about US$2,176 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ Zürich, Stadt und Kanton, Dukat 1645, Zürich. Selten. Fast vorzüglich. Leicht gewellt. (Switzerland, city and canton of Zürich, ducat of 1645, Zürich mint. Rare, About Extremely Fine, Slightly wavy flan.)"

The SCWC lists this rare type for 1645 only. This example did not realize the catalog value.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specifications: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3.46 g.

Catalog reference: KM 65, D.T. 1052, HMZ 2-1138h, Fr-464.

Sources:

  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • 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.
  • 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, Jurg, SINCONA Auction 98: The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 3 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2025.

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