Basel 1633 dicken
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This specimen was lot 3072 in Sincona sale 70 (Zürich, May 2021), where it sold for 200 CHF (about US$266 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SWITZERLAND | Basel | Stadt und Kanton. Dicken 1633, Basel. Selten in dieser Erhaltung. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. (Switzerland, city and canton of Basel, dicken of 1633, Basel mint. Rare in this condition, Very fine-extremely fine.)"
This type was struck 1623, 1632-36. The dicken traded for 24 kreuzer or 4/15 of a thaler.
Reported Mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 8.37 g.
Catalog reference: KM 82, D.T. 1352c, HMZ 2-81d.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- 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]Jürg Richter, Auction 70, Swiss Coins and Medals and Rarities in Gold, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2021.
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