Zurich 1707 20 schilling

Sincona sale 98, lot 4645

This specimen was lot 4645 in SINCONA Auction 98 (Zürich, May 2025), where it sold for 150 CHF (about US$218 including buyers' fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ Zürich, Stadt und Kanton, 20 Schilling (Halbgulden) 1707, Zürich. Selten. Gutes sehr schön. (Switzerland, city and canton of Zürich, twenty schilling or half gulden of 1707, Zürich mint. Rare, Good Very Fine.)"

This type was struck 1707, 1711-16. Around this time, the thaler was raised from 72 schilling to 80 schilling, making this a quarter thaler.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specifications: 8.59 g, silver, this specimen 8.19 g.

Catalog reference: KM 123, D.T. 444b, HMZ 2-1166b.

Sources:

• 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]</supRichter, Jurg, SINCONA Auction 98: The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 3 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2025.}

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