Zurich 1773 20 schilling

Sincona sale 90, lot 2626

This specimen was lot 2626 in Sincona sale 90 (Zürich, May 2024), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ Zürich, Stadt und Kanton, 20 Schilling (Halbgulden) 1773, Zürich. Selten. Gutes sehr schön. Henkelspur. Dieser Jahrgang kommt interessanterweise meist mit Henkel und in schlechter Erhaltung vor. (Switzerland, canton of Zürich, twenty schilling or half gulden of 1773, Zürich mint. Rare, Good very fine, Mount mark. Interestingly, this date usually comes mounted and in poor condition.)"

This rare type was struck only in 1773. In 1773, a gulden was half a convention thaler, making this coin worth one quarter thaler.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 7.35 g, silver, 28 mm diameter, this specimen 7.43 g.

Catalog reference: KM 154, D.T. 446, HMZ 2-1166hh.

Source:

• 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 90, Münzen und Medaillen der Welt, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.

Link to:

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• 1773 thaler, lion to right
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