Zurich 1715 ducat Fr-486
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This specimen was lot 1595 in Sincona Auction 103 (Zürich, May 2026), where it sold for 3,250 CHF (about US$4,953 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWEIZ Zürich, Stadt und Kanton, Dukat 1715, Zürich. Sehr seltener Jahrgang. Vorzüglich-FDC. Kleiner Schrötlingsfehler. (Switzerland, city of Zürich, ducat of 1715, Zürich mint. Very rare date, About Uncirculated, Minor flan flaw.)"
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 3.39 g.
Catalog reference: KM 127, D.T. 405e, HMZ 2-1161f, 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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