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[[Image:S69-03673q00.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 70, lot 3673]]
 
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This specimen was lot 3673 in Sincona sale 70 (Zurich, May 2021), where it sold for 120 CHF (about US$158 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''SWITZERLAND | Zurich | Stadt und Kanton. 10 Schilling 1730, Zürich. Gutes vorzüglich. Minimaler Schrötlingsfehler.'' (Switzerland, [[Switzerland, Zurich|canton of Zurich]], ten schilling of 1730, Zurich mint. Good extremely fine, Minimal flan flaw.)"</blockquote> This type was struck 1718-27, 1730-32, 1736-53. One [[Zurich 1730 thaler Dav-1785|thaler]] = 72 schillinge, making this coin a quarter gulden or 5/36 of a thaler. In 1798, the canton of Zurich was forcibly incorporated into the Helvetic Republic.  
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This specimen was lot 3673 in Sincona sale 70 (Zürich, May 2021), where it sold for 120 CHF (about US$158 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''SWITZERLAND | Zurich | Stadt und Kanton. 10 Schilling 1730, Zürich. Gutes vorzüglich. Minimaler Schrötlingsfehler.'' (Switzerland, [[Switzerland, Zurich|canton of Zurich]], ten schilling of 1730, Zurich mint. Good extremely fine, Minimal flan flaw.)"</blockquote> This type was struck 1718-27, 1730-32, 1736-53. One [[Zurich 1730 thaler Dav-1785|thaler]] = 80 schillinge, making this coin a quarter gulden or one-eighth of a thaler. In 1798, the canton of Zürich was forcibly incorporated into the Helvetic Republic.  
  
 
''Reported Mintage:'' unknown.
 
''Reported Mintage:'' unknown.
  
''Specification:'' silver, this specimen 5.08 g.  
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''Specification:'' 4.8 g, silver, 28 mm diameter, this specimen 5.08 g.  
  
 
''Catalog reference:'' KM 136, D.T. 450i, HMZ 2-1167m.  
 
''Catalog reference:'' KM 136, D.T. 450i, HMZ 2-1167m.  
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* Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.  
 
* 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.
 
* 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>Jürg Richter, ''Auction 70, Swiss Coins and Medals and Rarities in Gold,'' Zurich: Sincona AG, 2021.
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* <sup>[1]</sup>Jürg Richter, ''Auction 70, Swiss Coins and Medals and Rarities in Gold,'' Zürich: Sincona AG, 2021.
  
 
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* [[Zurich 1718 10 schilling|1718 10 schilling]]
 
* [[Zurich 1718 10 schilling|1718 10 schilling]]
 
* [[Zurich 1724 1/2 ducat Fr-487a|1724 half ducat]]
 
* [[Zurich 1724 1/2 ducat Fr-487a|1724 half ducat]]
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* [[Zurich 1729 thaler Dav-1787|1729 thaler, city view]]
 
* [[Zurich 1729 ducat Fr-486a|1729 ducat]]
 
* [[Zurich 1729 ducat Fr-486a|1729 ducat]]
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* [[Zurich 1730 schilling|1730 schilling]]
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* [[Zurich 1730 20 schilling|1730 20 schilling]] = ½ gulden
 
* [[Zurich 1730 1/2 thaler KM-145|1730 half thaler, motto reverse]]
 
* [[Zurich 1730 1/2 thaler KM-145|1730 half thaler, motto reverse]]
 
* [[Zurich 1730 thaler Dav-1785|1730 thaler, city view reverse]]
 
* [[Zurich 1730 thaler Dav-1785|1730 thaler, city view reverse]]
* [[Zurich 1730 1/4 ducat Fr-468|1730 quarter ducat]]
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* [[Zurich 1730 1/4 ducat Fr-488a|1730 quarter ducat]]
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* [[Zurich 1730 1/2 ducat Fr-487a|1730 half ducat]]
 
* [[Zurich 1730 ducat Fr-486a|1730 ducat]]
 
* [[Zurich 1730 ducat Fr-486a|1730 ducat]]
 
* [[Zurich 1732 1/2 thaler KM-145|1732 half thaler, motto reverse]]
 
* [[Zurich 1732 1/2 thaler KM-145|1732 half thaler, motto reverse]]
 
* [[Zurich 1732 thaler Dav-1787|1732 thaler, city view reverse]]
 
* [[Zurich 1732 thaler Dav-1787|1732 thaler, city view reverse]]
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* [[Zurich 1732 1/4 ducat Fr-488a|1732 quarter ducat]]
 
* [[Zurich 1732 1/2 ducat Fr-487a|1732 half ducat]]
 
* [[Zurich 1732 1/2 ducat Fr-487a|1732 half ducat]]
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* [[Zurich 1739 10 schilling|1739 10 schilling]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1730]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1730]]
  
 
[[Category:Coinage of the Swiss cantons]][[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 69, 70]]
 
[[Category:Coinage of the Swiss cantons]][[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 69, 70]]

Latest revision as of 18:18, 10 January 2026

Sincona sale 70, lot 3673

This specimen was lot 3673 in Sincona sale 70 (Zürich, May 2021), where it sold for 120 CHF (about US$158 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SWITZERLAND | Zurich | Stadt und Kanton. 10 Schilling 1730, Zürich. Gutes vorzüglich. Minimaler Schrötlingsfehler. (Switzerland, canton of Zurich, ten schilling of 1730, Zurich mint. Good extremely fine, Minimal flan flaw.)"

This type was struck 1718-27, 1730-32, 1736-53. One thaler = 80 schillinge, making this coin a quarter gulden or one-eighth of a thaler. In 1798, the canton of Zürich was forcibly incorporated into the Helvetic Republic.

Reported Mintage: unknown.

Specification: 4.8 g, silver, 28 mm diameter, this specimen 5.08 g.

Catalog reference: KM 136, D.T. 450i, HMZ 2-1167m.

Source:

  • 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]Jürg Richter, Auction 70, Swiss Coins and Medals and Rarities in Gold, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2021.

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