Bern 1714 1/2 ducat Fr-173
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This specimen was lot 5053 in Sincona sale 80 (Zurich, October 2022), where it sold for 2,600 CHF (about US$3,116 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "SWITZERLAND | Bern | Stadt und Kanton, Halbdukat 1714, Bern. Rare. Extremely fine." The SCWC notes five different half ducats for the period 1714-19, some of them almost affordable but this one is rare.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 1.75 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 1.71 g.
Catalog reference: KM 45, D.T. 492, HMZ 2-217a, Fr-173.
- 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, Juerg, 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 80, World Coins and Medals, SINCONA Bullion Auction, World Banknotes, Coins and Medals from Switzerland, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2022.
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