Zurich 1729 1/2 ducat Fr-487a

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Sincona sale 101, lot 4348

This specimen was lot 4348 in Sincona Auction 101 (Zürich, October 2025), where it sold for 1,400 CHF (about US$2,110 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ Zürich, Stadt und Kanton. Halbdukat 1729, Zürich. Selten. Gutes vorzüglich. (Switzerland, canton of Zürich, half ducat of 1729, Zürich mint. Rare, About Uncirculated.)"

This type was struck 1718-67 along with a quarter (Fr-488a), single (Fr-486a) and double ducat (Fr-485a).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 1.75 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 1.69 g.

Catalog reference: KM 139, D.T. 4113, HMZ 2-1162r. Fr-487a.

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]Richter, Jurg, SINCONA Auction 101: World Coins, Medals and Banknotes, Swiss Confederate Coins, Medals and Banknotes, Shooting Coins and Medals, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2025.

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