Zurich 1721 20 schilling

Sincona sale 91, lot 3666

This specimen was lot 3666 in Sincona sale 91 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 1,200 CHF (about US$1,586 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ Zürich, Stadt und Kanton, 20 Schilling (Halbgulden) 1721, Zürich. Selten in dieser Erhaltung. Vorzüglich-FDC. (Switzerland, canton of Zürich, twenty schilling or half gulden of 1721, Zürich mint. Rare in this condition, Extremely fine-uncirculated.)"

This type was struck 1718-45, 1748, 1751-53, 1756-58, 1761, 1767-68. It was equal to half a gulden or one quarter of a convention thaler.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 7.57 g, silver, 30 mm diameter, this specimen 8.58 g.

Catalog reference: KM 137, Hürlimann 803, D.T. 445c, HMZ 2-1166i.

Source:

• 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 91, The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 1 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.

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