Zurich 1725 1/2 thaler KM-145

Sincona sale 98, lot 4661

This specimen was lot 4661 in SINCONA Auction 98 (Zürich, May 2025), where it sold for 160 CHF (about US$232 including buyers' fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ Zürich, Stadt und Kanton, Halbtaler 1725, Zürich. Variante: Spruch. Gezackter Rand. Sehr schön. (Switzerland, city and canton of Zürich, half thaler of 1725, Zürich mint, legend reverse. Very Fine.)"

This type was struck 1723-36, 1739-45, 1748, 1751-53, 1756-61, 1767-68 along with a half thaler with a city view reverse. At the beginning of the eighteenth century, the thaler was raised from 72 schilling to 80 schilling.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specifications: 14 g, silver, this specimen 13.68 g.

Catalog reference: KM 145, D.T. 435c, HMZ 2-1165r.

Sources:

• 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, Jurg, SINCONA Auction 98: The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 3 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2025.

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