Zurich 1726 1/2 ducat Fr-487a
This specimen was lot 31574 in Heritage sale 3049 (Long Beach, September 2016), where it sold for $940. The catalog description[1] noted, "Zurich. City gold 1/2 Ducat 1726 MS62 PCGS. The finest example we've encountered of this apparently rare date, this being the only example in the PCGS and NGC population reports with only two other examples appearing in our search of auction records dating back over 15 years. Combined with a full strike on both sides and intense reflectivity in the fields, undoubtedly an important coin for the specialist of the series. From the Redwood Collection, Part II." 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, .979 fine gold, .055 troy oz AGW.
Catalog reference: KM 139, Fr-487a, HMZ-21162p.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- 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.
- 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]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and David Michaels, Heritage World Coin Auction 3049, featuring the Ohio Valley Collection, the Redwood Collection and the F.P. Briand Collection, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2016.
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