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[[Image:Sincona98-4683.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 98, lot 4683]] | [[Image:Sincona98-4683.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 98, lot 4683]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 4683 in SINCONA Auction 98 (Zürich, May 2025), where it sold for 1,100 CHF (about US$1,596 including buyers' fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''SCHWEIZ Zürich, Stadt und Kanton, Dukat 1748/5, Zürich. Jahreszahl im Stempel aus 1745 geändert | + | This specimen was lot 4683 in SINCONA Auction 98 (Zürich, May 2025), where it sold for 1,100 CHF (about US$1,596 including buyers' fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''SCHWEIZ Zürich, Stadt und Kanton, Dukat 1748/5, Zürich. Jahreszahl im Stempel aus 1745 geändert. Vorzüglich. Gewellt.'' ([[Switzerland]], [[Switzerland, Zurich|city and canton of Zürich]], ducat of 1748, Zürich mint, 1748/5 overdate. Extremely Fine, Wavy flan.)"</blockquote> This scarce type was struck 1718-36, 1739-45, 1748, 1751-53, 1756-61 and 1767 along with quarter ([[Zurich 1748 1/4 ducat Fr-488|Fr-488a]]), half ([[Zurich 1748 1/2 ducat Fr-487a|Fr-487a]]) and double ducats ([[Zurich 1748 2 ducats Fr-485a|Fr-485a]]). This overdate is not mentioned in the SCWC or Numista. In 1798, the canton of Zürich was forcibly incorporated into the Helvetic Republic. |
''Recorded mintage'': unknown. | ''Recorded mintage'': unknown. | ||
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''Specifications'': 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold, 25 mm diameter, this specimen 3.46 g. | ''Specifications'': 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold, 25 mm diameter, this specimen 3.46 g. | ||
| − | ''Catalog reference'': KM 140, D.T. | + | ''Catalog reference'': KM 140, D.T. 406u, HMZ 2-1161dd, Fr-486 a. |
''[[Bibliography|Sources]]'': | ''[[Bibliography|Sources]]'': | ||
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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>Richter, | + | * <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, ''SINCONA Auction 98: The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 3 (Swiss Cantonal Coins),'' Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2025. |
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* [[Zurich 1745 ducat Fr-486a|1745 ducat]] | * [[Zurich 1745 ducat Fr-486a|1745 ducat]] | ||
| + | * [[Zurich 1748 schilling|1748 schilling]] | ||
* [[Zurich 1748 1/2 thaler KM-145|1748 half thaler, motto reverse]] | * [[Zurich 1748 1/2 thaler KM-145|1748 half thaler, motto reverse]] | ||
* [[Zurich 1748 thaler Dav-1789|1748 thaler, motto reverse]] | * [[Zurich 1748 thaler Dav-1789|1748 thaler, motto reverse]] | ||
Latest revision as of 09:48, 29 May 2026
This specimen was lot 4683 in SINCONA Auction 98 (Zürich, May 2025), where it sold for 1,100 CHF (about US$1,596 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWEIZ Zürich, Stadt und Kanton, Dukat 1748/5, Zürich. Jahreszahl im Stempel aus 1745 geändert. Vorzüglich. Gewellt. (Switzerland, city and canton of Zürich, ducat of 1748, Zürich mint, 1748/5 overdate. Extremely Fine, Wavy flan.)"
This scarce type was struck 1718-36, 1739-45, 1748, 1751-53, 1756-61 and 1767 along with quarter (Fr-488a), half (Fr-487a) and double ducats (Fr-485a). This overdate is not mentioned in the SCWC or Numista. In 1798, the canton of Zürich was forcibly incorporated into the Helvetic Republic.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specifications: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold, 25 mm diameter, this specimen 3.46 g.
Catalog reference: KM 140, D.T. 406u, HMZ 2-1161dd, Fr-486 a.
- 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.
- 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, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 98: The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 3 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2025.
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