Zurich 1725 1/2 ducat Fr-487a

from Heritage sale 3049, lot 31573

This specimen was lot 31573 in Heritage sale 3049 (Long Beach, September 2016), where it sold for $822.50. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Zurich. City gold 1/2 Ducat 1725/24 MS63 Prooflike NGC. Perfectly sharp in the centers with mesmerizing, glass-like sheen in the prooflike fields. The single finest graded example of the date at either NGC or PCGS. Although not mentioned on the NGC holder, this date is classified as always being a 25/24 overdate in the HMZ catalog. 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-21162o.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• 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.
• 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]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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