Zurich 1767 thaler Dav-1789

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Sincona sale 91, lot 3705

This specimen was lot 3705 in Sincona sale 91 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 800 CHF (about US$1,057 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ Zürich, Stadt und Kanton, Taler 1767, Zürich. Spruch. Sehr selten in dieser Erhaltung. Vorzüglich-FDC. (Switzerland, canton of Zürich, thaler of 1767, Zürich mint, motto reverse. Very rare in this condition, Extremely fine-uncirculated.)"

This type was struck 1736, 1739-48, 1751-58, 1761 and 1767-68 and is thoroughly mixed with the "city view" thaler of the same period.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 28 g, silver, this specimen 27.67 g.

Catalog reference: KM 150, Hürlimann 626, D.T. 421m, HMZ 2-1164aaa, Dav-1789.

Source:

  • Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
  • 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 91, The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 1 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.

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