Zurich 1708 1/4 ducat Fr-488

Sincona sale 95, lot 4651

This specimen was lot 4651 in Sincona sale 95 (Zurich, October 2024), where it sold for 750 CHF (about US$1,040 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ Zürich, Stadt und Kanton, Vierteldukat 1708, Zürich. Sehr selten. Vorzüglich. (Switzerland, canton of Zürich, quarter ducat of 1708, Zürich mint. Very rare, Extremely Fine.)"

This type was struck 1708-09, 1712-16. Similar quarter ducats were struck for the remainder of the century.

Record mintage: unknown.

Specification: 0.875 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 0.82 g.

Catalog reference: KM 129, D.T. 415a, HMZ 2-1163d, Fr-488.

Sources:

• 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 95: The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 2 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.

Link to:

• 1707 thaler
• 1707 quarter ducat
• 1708 double ducat
• 1709 quarter ducat
• 1709 half ducat
• 1709 half thaler
• 1709 ducat
• Coins and currency dated 1708