Zurich 1730 20 schilling

Sincona sale 102, lot 5665

This specimen was lot 5665 in Sincona Auction 102 (Zürich, October 2025), where it sold for 400 CHF (about US$603 including buyers' fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ. Zürich. Stadt und Kanton. 20 Schilling (Halbgulden) 1730, Zürich. Selten in dieser Erhaltung. Vorzüglich-FDC. (Switzerland, canton of Zürich, twenty schilling or half gulden of 1730, Zürich mint. Rare in this condition, About Uncirculated.)"

This type was struck 1718-45, 1748, 1751-53, 1756-58, 1761, 1767-68. It was equal to half a gulden or one quarter of a convention thaler.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 7.57 g, silver, 30 mm diameter, this specimen 7.98 g.

Catalog reference: KM 137, D.T. 445m, HMZ 2-1166r.

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, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 102: The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 4 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2025.

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