Luzern 1621 dicken
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This specimen was lot 3340 in Sincona sale 91 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 140 CHF (about US$185 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWEIZ Luzern, Dicken 1621, Luzern. Sehr schön. Leicht korrodiert und gereinigt. (Switzerland, canton of Luzern, dicken of 1621, Luzern mint. Very fine, Slightly corroded and cleaned.)"
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 6.53 g.
Catalog reference: KM 19, D.T. 1170e, HMZ 2-635n.
- 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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