Luzern 1613 dicken
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This specimen was lot 3336 in Sincona sale 91 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 275 CHF (about US$369 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWEIZ Luzern, Dicken 1613, Luzern. Selten. Sehr schön. (Switzerland, canton of Luzern, dicken of 1613, Luzern mint. Rare, Very fine.)"
This type was struck 1612-16. The dicken was 24 kreuzer or 4/15 thaler but we find it was generally worth a quarter thaler.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 8.87 g.
Catalog reference: KM 18, D.T. 1169b, HMZ 2-635f.
- 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]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 91, The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 1 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.
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