Zurich 1720 1/4 ducat Fr-488a
This specimen was lot 5647 in Sincona Auction 102 (Zürich, October 2025), where it sold for 537 CHF (about US$809 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWEIZ. Zürich. Stadt und Kanton. Vierteldukat 1720, Zürich. Selten. Leicht gewellt. Vorzüglich-FDC. (Switzerland, canton of Zürich, quarter ducat of 1720, Zürich mint. Rare, Slightly wavy flan, About Uncirculated.)"
This type was struck 1718-67 along with a half (Fr-488a), single (Fr-486a) and double ducat (Fr-485a). Overdates are common. In 1798, the canton of Zürich was forcibly incorporated into the Helvetic Republic.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 0.875 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 0.87 g.
Catalog reference: KM 138, D.T. 416c, HMZ 2-1163k, Fr-488a.
- 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.
- 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, Jurg, SINCONA Auction 102: The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 4 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2025.
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