Zurich 1753 1/2 ducat Fr-487a

from Heritage sale 3049, lot 31580

This specimen was lot 31580 in Heritage sale 3049 (Long Beach, September 2016), where it sold for $793.13. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Zurich. City gold 1/2 Ducat 1753/48 MS64 NGC. A rare certified grade and quality for this date with typical reflective qualities in the fields and the addition of rich golden patina that surrounds many of the raised surfaces. Almost entirely absent post-strike handling and as such, a coin that should please even the most condition-sensitive collector. From the Redwood Collection, Part II." This type was struck without change 1718-67 yet remains scarce. The earlier type of 1712-16 has the same Friedberg number but has a distinctly different reverse.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 1.75 g, .979 fine gold, .055 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: KM 139, Fr-487a, HMZ-21162cc.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• 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.
• Richter, Juerg, and Ruedi Kunzmann, Neuer HMZ-Katalog, Band 2: Die Münzen der Schweiz und Liechtensteins 15//16. Jahrhundert bis Gegenwart, Regenstauf, Germany: H. Gietl Verlag GmbH, 2006.
• ^[1]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and David Michaels, Heritage World Coin Auction 3049, featuring the Ohio Valley Collection, the Redwood Collection and the F.P. Briand Collection, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2016.

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