Zurich 1726 1/2 thaler KM-145

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Sincona sale 91, lot 3673

This specimen was lot 3673 in Sincona sale 91 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 375 CHF (about US$496 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ Zürich, Stadt und Kanton, Halbtaler 1726, Zürich. Spruch. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. (Switzerland, canton of Zürich, half thaler of 1726, Zürich mint, motto reverse. Very fine-extremely fine.)"

This type was struck 1723-36, 1739-45, 1748, 1751-61, 1767-68 along with a half thaler with a city view reverse.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 13.13 g, silver, 32 mm diameter, this specimen 13.66 g.

Catalog reference: KM 145, Hürlimann 686, D.T. 435d, HMZ 2-1165t.

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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