Zurich 1726 ducat Fr-486a

Sincona sale 39, lot 4789

This specimen was lot 4789 in Sincona sale 39 (Zürich, May 2017), where it sold for 3,200 CHF (about US$3,838 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"Zürich, Dukat 1726. Sehr selten. Fast FDC. Kleiner Schrötlingsfehler. (canton of Zürich, ducat of 1726. Very rare. About uncirculated. Minor planchet defect.)"

This type was struck without change 1718-67 yet remains scarce.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.5 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3.44 g.

Catalog reference: D.T. 406i, HMZ 2-1161s. Fr-486a, KM 140.

Source:

• 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]Jürg Richter, Auction 39, World coins and medals, coins and medals from Switzerland, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2017.

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