Zurich 1780 20 schilling

Sincona sale 102, lot 5697

This specimen was lot 5697 in Sincona Auction 102 (Zürich, October 2025), where it sold for 500 CHF (about US$603 including buyers' fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ. Zürich. Stadt und Kanton 20 Schilling (Halbgulden) 1780, Zürich. Feine Patina. Vorzüglich-FDC. (Switzerland, canton of Zürich, twenty schilling of 1780, Zürich mint. Nicely toned. About Uncirculated.)"

This type was issued intermittently 1774-1780 and was worth half a gulden or a quarter thaler. In 1798, the canton of Zürich was forcibly incorporated into the Helvetic Republic.

Recorded mintage: unknown but a better date.

Specification: 7.57 g, silver, 29 mm diameter, this specimen 7.38 g.

Catalog reference: KM 160, D.T. 447d. HMZ 2-1166ll.

Source:

• Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
• 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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• 1779 20 schilling
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• 1779 thaler
• 1780 half thaler
• 1780 thaler
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