Zurich 1707 ducat Fr-486
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This specimen was lot 1586 in Sincona Auction 103 (Zürich, May 2026), where it sold for 5,750 CHF (about US$8,763 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWEIZ Zürich, Stadt und Kanton, Dukat 1707, Zürich. Sehr selten. Vorzüglich. Kleiner Kratzer. (Switzerland, city of Zürich, ducat of 1707, Zürich mint. Very rare, Extremely Fine, Small scratch.)"
This type was struck without change 1707-17 yet remains scarce.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.49 g, .979 fine gold, .109 troy oz AGW, this specimen 3.35 g.
Catalog reference: KM 127, D.T. 405a, HMZ 2-1161b, Fr-486.
- 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, Michael Hardmeier, Michael Otto, Arne Kirsch, Ruedi Kunzmann and Timur Demirai, SINCONA Auction 103: World and Swiss coins and medals, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2026.
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