Zurich 1730 schilling
This specimen was part of lot 4670 in SINCONA Auction 98 (Zürich, May 2025), which sold for 120 CHF (about US$174 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWEIZ Zürich, Stadt und Kanton, Schilling 1730, Zürich. Schilling 1736. Schilling 1739. Schilling 1745. Schilling 1754. D.T. 454b-d, g, m, HMZ 2-1169d-f, j, o. Sehr schön-gutes vorzüglich. (5) (Switzerland, city and canton of Zürich, schillings of 1730, 1736, 1739, 1745 and 1754, Zürich mint. Very Fine-About Uncirculated, five pieces.)"
This type was struck 1725, 1730, 1736, 1739-51, 1754. All the dates are priced the same in the SCWC.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 1.5 g, billon, 20 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM 148, D.T. 454b, HMZ 2-1169d.
- 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), Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2025.
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