Zurich 1819 ducat Fr-490

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Ponterio sale 168, lot 50290
photo courtesy Stack's-Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 50290 in Ponterio sale 168 (Philadelphia, August 2012), where it sold for $759. The catalog description[1] noted, "SWITZERLAND. Zurich. Ducat, 1819. NGC MS-63. Struck to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the reformation and the first preaching in Zurich of Huldric Zwingli." This type is not listed in the SCWC.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.50 g, 0.986 fine gold, .111 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Fr-490; Bruce-M2.

Source:

  • 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.
  • [1]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 168: The Official ANA Auction, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2012.

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