Zurich 1748 1/2 thaler KM-145

Sincona sale 98, lot 4687

This specimen was lot 4687 in SINCONA Auction 98 (Zürich, May 2025), where it sold for 150 CHF (about US$218 including buyers' fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ Zürich, Stadt und Kanton, Halbtaler 1748, Zürich. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. (Switzerland, city and canton of Zürich, half thaler of 1748, Zürich mint. Very Fine-Extremely Fine.)"

This type was struck 1723-36, 1739-45, 1748, 1751-61, 1767-68. Half thalers with a city view reverse (KM 146) were struck 1720-26, 1729, 1732-36, 1739-45, 1748, 1751-53, 1756-61 and 1767-68, so most years have both types. They are about equally common but the city view obtains a premium for the more interesting design.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specifications: 13.13 g, silver, 32 mm diameter, this specimen 13.59 g.

Catalog reference: KM 146, D.T. 435p, HMZ 2-1165rr.

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, Jurg, SINCONA Auction 98: The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 3 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2025.

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