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[[Image:S95-4644.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 95, lot 4644]]

This specimen was lot 4644 in Sincona sale 95 (Zurich, October 2024), where it did not sell. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''SCHWEIZ Zürich, Stadt und Kanton, Taler 1662, Zürich. Fast sehr schön.'' ([[Switzerland]], [[Switzerland, Zurich|canton of Zürich]], thaler of 1662, Zürich mint. About Very Fine.)"</blockquote> This type was struck 1661-63 and 1665 and is reasonably common for a Swiss thaler, which still counts as very scarce.

''Record mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' 28 g, silver, 39 mm diameter, this specimen 28.45 g.

''Catalog reference:'' KM 89.1, D.T. 1076b, HMZ 2-1146n, [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-4649]]. 

''[[Bibliography|Sources:]]
* Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
* Davenport, John S., ''European Crowns, 1600-1700,'' Galesburg, IL, 1974. 
* 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.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, ''SINCONA Auction 95: The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 2 (Swiss Cantonal Coins),'' Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.

''Link to:''
* [[Zurich 1661 thaler Dav-4649|1661 thaler]]
* [[Zurich 1662 1/4 ducat Fr-475|1662 quarter ducat]]
* [[Zurich 1663 thaler Dav-4649|1663 thaler]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1662]]

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