Zurich 1723 1/2 thaler KM-146
This specimen was lot 4666 in Sincona sale 95 (Zürich, October 2024), where it sold for 325 CHF (about US$451 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWEIZ Zürich, Stadt und Kanton, Halbtaler 1723, Zürich. Stadtansicht. Gutes sehr schön. (Switzerland, canton of Zürich, half thaler of 1723, Zürich mint, city view. Good Very Fine.)"
This type was struck 1720-26, 1729, 1732-36, 1739-45, 1748, 1751-53, 1756-61 and 1767-68. Half thalers with a motto reverse (KM 145) were struck 1723-36, 1739-45, 1748, 1751-61, 1767-68, so most years have both types. They are about equally common but the city view obtains a premium for the more interesting design.
Record mintage: unknown.
Specification: 13.13 g, silver, 32 mm diameter, this specimen 13.62 g.
Catalog reference: KM 146, D.T. 436b, HMZ 2-1165l.
- 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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- 1720 half thaler, city view
- 1722 quarter ducat
- 1722 half ducat
- 1722 half thaler, city view reverse
- 1722 thaler, one lion on obverse
- 1722 ducat
- 1723 20 schilling
- 1723 thaler, two lions on obverse
- 1723 half ducat
- 1723 ducat
- 1723 double ducat
- 1724 half thaler, city view
- 1724 thaler, city view
- 1724 thaler, motto reverse
- 1724 half ducat
- 1726 half thaler, motto reverse
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