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| − | This specimen was lot 34282 in Heritage sale 3049 (Long Beach, September 2016), where it sold for $493.50. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "Zurich. City 20 Schillings 1736 MS62 NGC. A coin with gunmetal patina over bold raised detail and prooflike surfaces that enhance the overall attractiveness. From the Redwood Collection, Part II." This type was struck 1718-45, 1748, 1751-53, 1756-61, 1767-68 and was worth half a gulden or a quarter thaler. In 1798, the canton of | + | This specimen was lot 34282 in Heritage sale 3049 (Long Beach, September 2016), where it sold for $493.50. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "Zurich. City 20 Schillings 1736 MS62 NGC. A coin with gunmetal patina over bold raised detail and prooflike surfaces that enhance the overall attractiveness. From the Redwood Collection, Part II." This type was struck 1718-45, 1748, 1751-53, 1756-61, 1767-68 and was worth half a gulden or a quarter thaler. In 1798, the canton of Zürich was forcibly incorporated into the Helvetic Republic. |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ||
Revision as of 10:36, 10 January 2026
This specimen was lot 34282 in Heritage sale 3049 (Long Beach, September 2016), where it sold for $493.50. The catalog description[1] noted, "Zurich. City 20 Schillings 1736 MS62 NGC. A coin with gunmetal patina over bold raised detail and prooflike surfaces that enhance the overall attractiveness. From the Redwood Collection, Part II." This type was struck 1718-45, 1748, 1751-53, 1756-61, 1767-68 and was worth half a gulden or a quarter thaler. In 1798, the canton of Zürich was forcibly incorporated into the Helvetic Republic.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 7.57 g, silver, 30 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM 137, HMZ-21166u.
- 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]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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