Zurich 1734 1/4 ducat Fr-488a

Sincona sale 95, lot 4676

This specimen was lot 4676 in Sincona sale 95 (Zürich, October 2024), where it sold for 500 CHF (about US$693 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ Zürich, Stadt und Kanton, Vierteldukat 1734, Zürich. Vorzüglich-FDC. (Switzerland, canton of Zürich, quarter ducat of 1734, Zürich mint. About Uncirculated.)"

This type was struck 1718-45, 1748-53, 1756-61 and 1767. It is likely the most common gold coin from this canton in the eighteenth century.

Record mintage: unknown.

Specification: 0.875 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 0.82 g.

Catalog reference: KM 138, D.T. 411o, HMZ 2-1163u, Fr-488a.

Sources:

• 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 95: The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 2 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.

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