Zurich 1708 1/4 ducat Fr-488
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This specimen was lot 4651 in Sincona sale 95 (Zürich, October 2024), where it sold for 750 CHF (about US$1,040 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWEIZ Zürich, Stadt und Kanton, Vierteldukat 1708, Zürich. Sehr selten. Vorzüglich. (Switzerland, canton of Zürich, quarter ducat of 1708, Zürich mint. Very rare, Extremely Fine.)"
This type was struck 1708-09, 1712-16. Similar quarter ducats were struck for the remainder of the century.
Record mintage: unknown.
Specification: 0.875 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 0.82 g.
Catalog reference: KM 129, D.T. 415a, HMZ 2-1163d, Fr-488.
- 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, SINCONA Auction 95: The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 2 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.
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