Luzern 1618 dicken

Sincona sale 91, lot 3338

This specimen was lot 3338 in Sincona sale 91 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 900 CHF (about US$1,189 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ Luzern, Dicken 1618, Luzern. Sehr selten. Sehr schön. Ab 1617, verglichen mit den Ausgaben 1612-1616, wurden die Dicken mit leicht geänderten, kleineren Luzernerwappen ausgegeben. (Switzerland, canton of Luzern, dicken of 1618, Luzern mint. Very rare, Very fine.)"

This type was struck 1617-22. In other cantons, the dicken was 24 kreuzer or 4/15 thaler but in Luzern it was worth a quarter thaler.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 7.8 g, silver, 31 mm diameter, this specimen 7.75 g.

Catalog reference: KM 19, D.T. 1170b, HMZ 2-635k.

Source:

• 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.

Link to:

• 1617 schilling
• 1617 dicken
• 1618 schilling
• Bern 1618 dicken
• Uri 1618 dicken, large and small dates
• Zug 1618 dicken
• 1619 dicken
• 1622 thaler
• Coins and currency dated 1618