Zurich 1734 1/2 thaler KM-145

Sincona sale 102, lot 5668

This specimen was lot 5668 in Sincona Auction 102 (Zürich, October 2025), where it sold for 250 CHF (about US$377 including buyers' fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ. Zürich. Stadt und Kanton. Halbtaler 1734, Zürich. Gutes vorzüglich. (Switzerland, canton of Zürich, half thaler of 1734, Zürich mint. About Uncirculated.)"

This type was struck 1723-36, 1739-45, 1748, 1751-61, 1767-68 along with a half thaler with a city view reverse (KM 146). In 1798, the canton of Zürich was forcibly incorporated into the Helvetic Republic.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 14 g, silver, 32 mm diameter, this specimen 13.64 g.

Catalog reference: KM 145, D.T. 435i, HMZ 2-1165ee.

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, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 102: The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 4 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2025.

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