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Sincona sale 95, lot 4689

This specimen was lot 4689 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, 20 Schilling (Halbgulden) 1743, Zürich. Vorzüglich-FDC. (Switzerland, canton of Zürich, twenty schilling or half gulden of 1743, Zürich mint. About Uncirculated.)"

This type was struck 1718-45, 1748, 1751-53, 1756-61, 1767-68 and was worth half a gulden or a quarter thaler. The SCWC notes this as a slightly better date.

Record mintage: unknown.

Specification: 7.57 g, silver, 30 mm diameter, this specimen 7.60 g.

Catalog reference: KM 137, D.T. 445s, HMZ 2-1166x.

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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