Zurich 1727 1/4 ducat Fr-488a

Sincona sale 97, lot 3453

This specimen was lot 3453 in SINCONA Auction 97 (Zürich, May 2025), where it sold for 375 CHF (about US$544 including buyers' fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ Zürich, Stadt und Kanton, Vierteldukat 1727, Zürich. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. (Switzerland, city and canton of Zürich, quarter ducat of 1727, Zürich mint. Very Fine-Extremely Fine.)"

This quarter ducat was struck 1718-36, 1739-48, 1751-53, 1756-61 and 1767. It is the most common issue of this denomination from Zürich.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specifications: 0.87 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 0.84 g.

Catalog reference: KM 138, D.T. 416i, HMZ 2-1162qq, Fr-488a.

Sources:

• 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, Jurg, SINCONA Auction 97: World and Swiss Coins and Medals, SINCONA Bullion Auction, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2025.

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