Bern 1492 dicken
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This specimen was lot 5167 in Sincona sale 68 (Zürich, October 2020), where it sold for 5,000 CHF (about US$6,583 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SWITZERLAND | Bern | Stadt und Kanton, Dicken 1492, Bern. Selten. Gutes sehr schön. (city and canton of Bern, dicken of 1492, Bern mint. Rare, Good very fine.)"
The dicken seems to be worth two groschen or a quarter guldiner.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 7.19 g.
Catalog reference: Lohner 341, HMZ 2-163d.
- 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 68, Swiss Coins, Medals and Banknotes, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2020.
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