Luzern (15)63 kreuzer

Sincona sale 95, lot 4288

This specimen was lot 4288 in Sincona sale 95 (Zürich, October 2024), where it sold for 350 CHF (about US$485 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ Luzern, Stadt und Kanton, Etschkreuzer 1563, Luzern. Selten. Schön-sehr schön. (Switzerland, canton of Luzern, kreuzer of 1563, Luzern mint. Rare, Fine-Very Fine.)"

This type was struck 1556, 1560-66 and undated. At this time, one thaler made 24 groschen or 72 kreuzer.

Record mintage: unknown.

Specification: 0.85 g, billon, 18 mm diameter, this specimen 0.67 g.

Catalog reference: Wielandt (Luzern) 50 var, HMZ 2-625e.

Sources:

• 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, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 95: The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 2 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.

Link to:

• (15)6Z groschen
• (15)63 groschen
• (15)64 etschkreuzer
• 1564 groschen
• (15)66 etschkreuzer
• Coins and currency dated 1563