Zurich 1736 1/4 ducat Fr-488a

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Sincona sale 87, lot 4188

This specimen was lot 4188 in Sincona sale 87 (Zürich, October 2023), where it sold for 450 CHF (about US$606 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ Zürich, Vierteldukat 1736 (über 28), Zürich. Selten. Fast vorzüglich. (Switzerland, canton of Zurich, quarter ducat of 1736, Zurich mint, 1736/28 overdate. Rare, About extremely fine.)"

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.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 0.875 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 0.86 g.

Catalog reference: KM 138, D.T. 416o, HMZ 2-1163v, Fr-488a.

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.
  • [1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 87, World Coins and Medals, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2023.
  • 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.

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