Zurich 1751 1/4 ducat Fr-488a

Sincona sale 87, lot 4192

This specimen was lot 4192 in Sincona sale 87 (Zürich, October 2023), where it sold for 500 CHF (about US$673 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ Zürich, Vierteldukat 1751 (über 48), Zürich. Gutes vorzüglich. (Switzerland, canton of Zurich, quarter ducat of 1751, Zurich mint, 1751/48 overdate. Good extremely fine.)"

This type was struck 1718-45, 1748-53, 1756-61, 1767. It is likely the most common gold coin of this canton in the eighteenth century. The SCWC mentions the 1751/48 overdate seen here but awards it no premium.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

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

Catalog reference: KM 138, D.T. 416, HMZ 2-1163bb, 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.

Link to:

• 1748 quarter ducat
• 1751 schilling
• 1751 10 schilling
• 1751 half thaler, motto reverse
• 1751 half thaler, city view
• 1751 thaler, motto reverse
• 1751 thaler, city view
• 1751 half ducat
• 1753 quarter ducat
• Coins and currency dated 1751