Schwyz 1781 ducat Fr-379

Sincona sale 18, lot 3560

This specimen was lot 3560 in Sincona sale 18 (Zürich, May 2014), where it sold for CHF 5,250 (about US$6,918 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"Dukat 1781. Fast vorzüglich. (canton of Schwyz, ducat of 1781, choice extremely fine.)"

This rare type is also noted for 1779.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.5 g, 0.986 fine gold, .110 troy oz AGW, this specimen: 3.47 g.

Catalog reference: D.T. 576b, HMZ 2-796b, Fr-379, KM 38.

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.
• ^[1]Numismatic Coins, Medals, & Banknotes: Auction 18, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2014.
• 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.

Link to:

• Schwyz 1779 rappen struck in silver
• Schwyz (1779) ducat Fr-379
• Einseideln 1783 ducat Fr-232
• 1785 ½ gulden
• 1788-S ducat
• Coins and currency dated 1781
• return to coins of Switzerland, Schwyz