Zurich 1748 2 ducats Fr-485a

Sincona sale 91, lot 3695

This specimen was lot 3695 in Sincona sale 91 (Zurich, May 2024), where it sold for 5,750 CHF (about US$7,598 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ Zürich, Stadt und Kanton, Doppeldukat 1748/5, Zürich. Jahreszahl im Stempel aus 1745 geändert. Selten. Vorzüglich-FDC. Prachtvolle Erhaltung. (Switzerland, canton of Zürich, double ducat of 1748, Zürich mint, 1748/5 overdate. Rare, Extremely fine-uncirculated, Magnificent condition.)"

This type was struck 1718-36, 1739-48, 1751-58, 1761, 1767

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 7 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 6.91 g.

Catalog reference: KM 141, Hürlimann 152, D.T. 402s, HMZ 2-1160b, Fr-485a.

Source:

• 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 91, The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 1 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2024.

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