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Latest revision as of 16:28, 12 January 2026

Sincona sale 91, lot 3693

This specimen was lot 3693 in Sincona sale 91 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 475 CHF (about US$628 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ Zürich, Stadt und Kanton, Halbdukat 1745, Zürich. Vorzüglich-FDC. Feine Kratzer und Schrötlingsfehler. (Switzerland, canton of Zürich, half ducat of 1745, Zürich mint. Extremely fine-uncirculated, Minor scratches and flan flaw.)"

This type was struck without change 1718-67 yet remains scarce. The earlier type of 1712-16 has the same Friedberg number but has a distinctly different reverse.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 1.75 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 1.77 g.

Catalog reference: KM 139, Hürlimann 319, D.T. 411t, HMZ 2-1162z, Fr-487a.

Source:

  • 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, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 91, The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 1 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.

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