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[[Image:Sincona98-4693.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 98, lot 4693]]

This specimen was lot 4693 in SINCONA Auction 98 (Zürich, May 2025), where it sold for 1,200 CHF (about US$1,741 including buyers' fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''SCHWEIZ Zürich, Stadt und Kanton, Taler 1753, Zürich. Spruch und Jahreszahl in fünf Zeilen. Gutes vorzüglich.'' ([[Switzerland]], [[Switzerland, Zurich|city and canton of Zürich]], thaler of 1753, Zürich mint, motto and date in five lines. About Uncirculated.)"</blockquote>  This type was struck 1736, 1739-48, 1751-53, 1756-61, 1767-68 and is fairly expensive. In 1798, the canton of Zürich was forcibly incorporated into the Helvetic Republic.

''Recorded mintage'': unknown.

''Specifications'': 28 g, silver, 40 mm diameter, this specimen 28.27 g. 

''Catalog reference'': KM 150, [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-1789]], D.T. 421h, HMZ 2-1164rr. 

''[[Bibliography|Sources]]'': 
* 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.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jurg, ''SINCONA Auction 98: The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 3 (Swiss Cantonal Coins),'' Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2025.

''Link to:''
* [[Zurich 1751 thaler Dav-1789|1751 thaler, motto reverse]]
* [[Zurich 1751 thaler Dav-1791|1751 thaler, city view]]
* [[Zurich 1753 1/2 thaler KM-146|1751 half thaler, city view]]
* [[Zurich 1753 thaler Dav-1791|1753 thaler, city view]]
* [[Zurich 1753 1/4 ducat Fr-488a|1753 quarter ducat]]
* [[Zurich 1753 1/2 ducat Fr-487a|1753 half ducat]]
* [[Zurich 1753 ducat Fr-486a|1753 ducat]]
* [[Zurich 1753 2 ducats Fr-485a|1753 double ducat]]
* [[Zurich 1756 thaler Dav-1791|1756 thaler, city view]]
* [[Zurich 1756 thaler Dav-1789|1756 thaler, motto reverse]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1753]]

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