Zurich 1758 1/4 ducat Fr-488

Steve Album sale 38, lot 1813

This specimen was lot 1813 in Stephen Album sale 38 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2020), where it sold for $446.25. The catalog description^[1] noted, "ZÜRICH: AV ¼ ducat, 1758, PCGS graded AU58." This type was struck 1718-61, 1767. Despite the many years of issue, it is still expensive.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specifications: 0.88 g, 0.986 fine gold.

Catalog reference: KM-138, Fr-488.

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]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 38, featuring the Dabestani Collection of Persian Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2020.

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