Zurich 1748 1/2 ducat Fr-487a

from Heritage sale 3049, lot 31578

This specimen was lot 31578 in Heritage sale 3049 (Long Beach, September 2016), where it sold for $763.75. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Zurich. City 1/2 Ducat 1748/1 MS63 NGC. Sharply detailed with sparkling radiance over both sides and minimal evidence of handling. Although not listed as such on the NGC insert, very likely a 1748/1 (or possibly 7) overdate, as a horizon[t]al stroke is seen running through the lower loop of the 8 in the date. 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-21162aa.

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.
• 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.
• ^[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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