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<p>[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 4584002, member: 10461"]<font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Swiss Cantons (Zürich): silver "city view" 1/2-thaler (1 gulden of 36 schillings), 1739</b></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">[ATTACH=full]1262399[/ATTACH] </font></font></p><p><b><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">Obverse:</font></font></b><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"> MONETA REIPUBLICÆ TIGURINÆ, Oval arms of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z%C3%BCrich" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z%C3%BCrich" rel="nofollow">Zürich</a> supported by <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rampant" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rampant" rel="nofollow">rampant</a> lion facing left.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Reverse:</b> TIGURUM, city view with date below.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Issuer: </b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canton_of_Z%C3%BCrich" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canton_of_Z%C3%BCrich" rel="nofollow">Swiss Canton of Zürich</a>, as a city republic.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Specifications:</b> Silver, 32 mm approx. </font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Grade: </b><a href="https://www.pcgs.com/cert/81375726" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.pcgs.com/cert/81375726" rel="nofollow">PCGS AU58</a>; cert. #81375726.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Reference:</b> <a href="https://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide/world/swiss-cantons-zurich-1-2-thaler-km-146-1720-1768-cuid-1097073-duid-1543274" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide/world/swiss-cantons-zurich-1-2-thaler-km-146-1720-1768-cuid-1097073-duid-1543274" rel="nofollow">KM-146</a>, <a href="https://www.pcgs.com/valueview/zurich-1526-1798/1739-1-2-th-city-view/5555?sn=797233&g=58&h=" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.pcgs.com/valueview/zurich-1526-1798/1739-1-2-th-city-view/5555?sn=797233&g=58&h=" rel="nofollow">PCGS-797233</a>, <a href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces59526.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces59526.html" rel="nofollow">Numista 59526</a>.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Provenance: </b>ex-Atlas Numismatics, USA, 7 June 2017.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Notes: </b>The Romans founded the city of Zürich and called it <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turicum" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turicum" rel="nofollow">Turicum</a>. That placename underwent several variations in spelling throughout history, and is rendered as "TIGURUM" on this early 18th century coin.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Comments: </b>"City View" coinage is always popular, and if you zoom in on the higher resolution TrueView <a href="https://images.pcgs.com/TrueView/81375726_large.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://images.pcgs.com/TrueView/81375726_large.jpg" rel="nofollow">image</a> of this coin on the PCGS site, you can explore the scene in intricate detail.</font></font></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1262399[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1262403[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1262398[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1262400[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1262404[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1262401[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1262402[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="1"><span style="color: #000000">049500S</span></font></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 4584002, member: 10461"][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][B]Swiss Cantons (Zürich): silver "city view" 1/2-thaler (1 gulden of 36 schillings), 1739[/B] [ATTACH=full]1262399[/ATTACH] [/SIZE][/FONT] [B][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5]Obverse:[/SIZE][/FONT][/B][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5] MONETA REIPUBLICÆ TIGURINÆ, Oval arms of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z%C3%BCrich']Zürich[/URL] supported by [URL='https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rampant']rampant[/URL] lion facing left. [B]Reverse:[/B] TIGURUM, city view with date below. [B]Issuer: [/B][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canton_of_Z%C3%BCrich']Swiss Canton of Zürich[/URL], as a city republic. [B]Specifications:[/B] Silver, 32 mm approx. [B]Grade: [/B][URL='https://www.pcgs.com/cert/81375726']PCGS AU58[/URL]; cert. #81375726. [B]Reference:[/B] [URL='https://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide/world/swiss-cantons-zurich-1-2-thaler-km-146-1720-1768-cuid-1097073-duid-1543274']KM-146[/URL], [URL='https://www.pcgs.com/valueview/zurich-1526-1798/1739-1-2-th-city-view/5555?sn=797233&g=58&h=']PCGS-797233[/URL], [URL='https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces59526.html']Numista 59526[/URL]. [B]Provenance: [/B]ex-Atlas Numismatics, USA, 7 June 2017. [B]Notes: [/B]The Romans founded the city of Zürich and called it [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turicum']Turicum[/URL]. That placename underwent several variations in spelling throughout history, and is rendered as "TIGURUM" on this early 18th century coin. [B]Comments: [/B]"City View" coinage is always popular, and if you zoom in on the higher resolution TrueView [URL='https://images.pcgs.com/TrueView/81375726_large.jpg']image[/URL] of this coin on the PCGS site, you can explore the scene in intricate detail.[/SIZE][/FONT] [ATTACH=full]1262399[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1262403[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1262398[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1262400[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1262404[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1262401[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1262402[/ATTACH] [FONT=Georgia][SIZE=1][COLOR=#000000]049500S[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/QUOTE]
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