Zurich 1745 thaler Dav-1789
This specimen was lot 30250 in Heritage sale 3089 (Dallas, TX, January 2021), where it sold for $8,400. The catalog description[1] noted, "Switzerland. Zurich. Canton Taler 1745 MS67 NGC, Of singular beauty and appeal for the type, shimmering brilliance layered in a fine silver patina carrying colorful touches of crimson and amber. Lustrous, well-struck, and without any handling of consequence, this finest-certified example is bound to impress even the most discriminating of collectors. From the Cape Coral Collection of European Crowns." This thaler was struck intermittently 1736-68 and is among the more common issues of the canton.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: KM 150, Dav-1789, HMZ-2-1164ll.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
- 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]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, Heritage Auction 3089: NYINC World & Ancient Coins Platinum & Signature Auction - Dallas, featuring the Cape Coral Collection of European Crowns and the Penn Collection, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2020.
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