Zurich 1774 20 schilling

Sincona sale 95, lot 4706

This specimen was lot 4706 in Sincona sale 95 (Zürich, October 2024), where it sold for 1,200 CHF (about US$1,663 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ Zürich, Stadt und Kanton, 20 Schilling (Halbgulden) 1774, Zürich. Äusserst seltene Erhaltung. FDC. Prachtexemplar. (Switzerland, canton of Zürich, twenty schilling or half gulden of 1774, Zürich mint. Extremely rare condition, Mint State, Cabinet piece.)"

This type was struck 1774, 1776 and 1779-80 and is fairly affordable in circulated condition. Twenty schillings was half a gulden or a quarter thaler.

Record mintage: unknown.

Specification: 7.35 g, silver, 28 mm diameter, this specimen 7.37 g.

Catalog reference: KM 160, D.T. 447a, HMZ 2-1166ii.

Sources:

• 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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• 1773 20 schilling = ½ gulden
• 1773 half thaler, lion to right
• 1773 half thaler, lion to left
• 1773-AV "Gessner" half thaler
• 1773 "Gessner" thaler
• 1773 thaler, lion to right
• Bern 1774 1/4 thaler
• 1776 20 schilling = ½ gulden
• 1776 half thaler
• Coins and currency dated 1774