Zurich 1745 1/2 thaler KM-145

Sincona sale 95, lot 4691

This specimen was lot 4691 in Sincona sale 95 (Zürich, October 2024), where it sold for 375 CHF (about US$520 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ Zürich, Stadt und Kanton, Halbtaler 1745, Zürich. Spruch. Vorzüglich-FDC. (Switzerland, canton of Zürich, half thaler of 1745, Zürich mint, motto reverse. About Uncirculated.)"

This type was struck 1723-36, 1739-45, 1748, 1751-61, 1767-68. Half thalers with a city view reverse (KM 146) were struck 1720-26, 1729, 1732-36, 1739-45, 1748, 1751-53, 1756-61 and 1767-68, so most years have both types. They are about equally common but the city view obtains a premium for the more interesting design.

Record mintage: unknown.

Specification: 14 g, silver, 32 mm diameter, this specimen 14.00 g.

Catalog reference: KM 145, D.T. 435o, HMZ 2-1165pp.

Sources:

• 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 95: The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 2 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.

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