Zurich 1745 schilling

Sincona auction 98, part of lot 4670

This specimen was part of lot 4670 in SINCONA Auction 98 (Zürich, May 2025), which sold for 120 CHF (about US$174 including buyers' fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ Zürich, Stadt und Kanton, Schilling 1730, Zürich. Schilling 1736. Schilling 1739. Schilling 1745. Schilling 1754. D.T. 454b-d, g, m, HMZ 2-1169d-f, j, o. Sehr schön-gutes vorzüglich. (5) (Switzerland, city and canton of Zürich, schillings of 1730, 1736, 1739, 1745 and 1754, Zürich mint. Very Fine-About Uncirculated, five pieces.)"

This type was struck 1725, 1730, 1736, 1739-51, 1754. All the dates are priced the same in the SCWC.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 1.5 g, billon, 20 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 148, D.T. 454g, HMZ 2-1169j.

Source:

• 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 98: The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 3 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2025.

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