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Zurich. Canton gold 6 Ducat 1649/7 MS62+ NGC, KM74 var. (Rare; overdate not noted), Fr-472 var. (Very Rare; same), HMZ-Unl., Divo-Unl., Haller-Unl. (see note to Haller-I-482), Wunderly-7 (RRR; this coin), Hürlimann-95 (date given as 1647). 20.80gm. Struck from Taler dies (cf. KM72). A peculiar and most elusive 6 Ducat type, particularly owing to the reworked nature of the dies, most noticeable in the date on the reverse, where the final digit appears to be a 7 reworked from a 9. This same feature is known on both the talers and 1/2 talers of the same date, and suggests that the year may more properly be read as 1647 (as it has been recorded in past literature). Yet what strikes the viewer even more immediately is the coin's astounding state of preservation, its surfaces exuding an essentially choice quality earned through flaring luster, prominent die polish lines, and a general lack of friction from even the highest points of the design. The offering represents the sole example of which we are aware on the auction record; Haller's 1780 catalog of the Swiss Coin and Medal Cabinet merely notes that "some have one in gold," citing an example sold in 1759, and Hürlimann records a single specimen in the Schweizerisches Landesmuseum. An unmissable opportunity.
Ex. Leu Numismatik Auction 84 (October 2002, Lot 903); Hans Wunderly Collection (Leo Hamburger Auction 93, October 1931, Lot 18); Hirzel von Escher Collection (though missing from Adolph Hess's 1888 catalog of his collection)
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HID02906262019
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Estimate: 30000-40000 USD
Zurich. Canton gold 6 Ducat 1649/7 MS62+ NGC, KM74 var. (Rare; overdate not noted), Fr-472 var. (Very Rare; same), HMZ-Unl., Divo-Unl., Haller-Unl. (see note to Haller-I-482), Wunderly-7 (RRR; this coin), Hürlimann-95 (date given as 1647). 20.80gm. Struck from Taler dies (cf. KM72). A peculiar and most elusive 6 Ducat type, particularly owing to the reworked nature of the dies, most noticeable in the date on the reverse, where the final digit appears to be a 7 reworked from a 9. This same feature is known on both the talers and 1/2 talers of the same date, and suggests that the year may more properly be read as 1647 (as it has been recorded in past literature). Yet what strikes the viewer even more immediately is the coin's astounding state of preservation, its surfaces exuding an essentially choice quality earned through flaring luster, prominent die polish lines, and a general lack of friction from even the highest points of the design. The offering represents the sole example of which we are aware on the auction record; Haller's 1780 catalog of the Swiss Coin and Medal Cabinet merely notes that "some have one in gold," citing an example sold in 1759, and Hürlimann records a single specimen in the Schweizerisches Landesmuseum. An unmissable opportunity.
Ex. Leu Numismatik Auction 84 (October 2002, Lot 903); Hans Wunderly Collection (Leo Hamburger Auction 93, October 1931, Lot 18); Hirzel von Escher Collection (though missing from Adolph Hess's 1888 catalog of his collection)
https://coins.ha.com/itm/switzerland/switzerland-zurich-canton-gold-6-ducat-1649-7-ms62-ngc-/a/3096-30468.s?type=CoinArchives3096
HID02906262019
© 2020 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Estimate: 30000-40000 USD