Zurich 1739 6 ducats Fr-478

Sincona sale 68, lot 5495

This specimen was lot 5495 in Sincona sale 68 (Zurich, October 2020), where it sold for 70,000 CHF (about US$92,155 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"SWITZERLAND | Zurich | Stadt und Kanton, 6 Dukaten 1739, Zürich. Abschlag vom Halbtaler. Von grösster Seltenheit. Vorzüglich. (city and canton of Zurich, six ducats of 1739, Zurich mint, struck using half thaler dies. Of the highest rarity, Extremely fine.)"

The largest coin listed for Zurcih in the SCWC is a double ducat (KM 141). This is probably a pattern or presentation piece.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 21 g, 0.986 fine gold; this specimen 20.73 g.

Catalog reference: KM unlisted, Richter (Proben) 1-891. Hürlimann 97(701). HMZ 2-1165jj. Fr-478.

Source:

• 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 Münzen der Schweiz und Liechtensteins 15//16. Jahrhundert bis Gegenwart, Regenstauf, Germany: H. Gietl Verlag GmbH, 2006.
• ^[1]Jürg Richter, Auction 68, Swiss Coins, Medals and Banknotes, Zurich: Sincona AG, 2020.

Link to:

• 1736 thaler
• 1736 half ducat
• 1739 half thaler
• 1739 quarter ducat
• 1741 half thaler
• 1741 thaler
• 1743 double ducat
• Coins and currency dated 1739