Zurich 1767 1/2 thaler KM-146
This specimen was lot 4701 in Sincona sale 95 (Zürich, October 2024), where it sold for 225 CHF (about US$312 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWEIZ Zürich, Stadt und Kanton, Halbtaler 1767, Zürich. Stadtansicht. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. Unregelmässige Patina. Exemplar der Auktion SINCONA 13, Zürich, Oktober 2013, Los 2881. (Switzerland, canton of Zürich, Zürich mint, city view. Very Fine-Extremely Fine, Spotty patina.)"
This type was struck 1720-26, 1729, 1732-36, 1739-45, 1748, 1751-53, 1756-61 and 1767-68. Half thalers with a motto reverse (KM 145) were struck 1723-36, 1739-45, 1748, 1751-61, 1767-68, so most years have both types. They are about equally common but the city view obtains a premium for the more interesting design.
Record mintage: unknown.
Specification: 14 g, silver, 33 mm diameter, this specimen 13.63 g.
Catalog reference: KM 146, D.T.436y, HMZ 2-1165fff.
- 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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