Luzern 1713 20 kreuzer

Sincona sale 95, lot 4312

This specimen was lot 4312 in Sincona sale 95 (Zürich, October 2024), where it sold for 325 CHF (about US$451 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ Luzern, Stadt und Kanton, 20 Kreuzer 1713, Luzern. Selten in dieser Erhaltung. Vorzüglich. Hübsche Patina. (Switzerland, canton of Luzern, twenty kreuzer of 1713, Luzern mint. Rare in this condition, Extremely Fine, Attractively toned.)"

This type was struck 1713-14 and 1724-25. The convention thaler, which superseded the reichs thaler in the 1740's, was worth 120 kreuzer or two gulden.

Record mintage: unknown.

Specification: 4.6 g, silver, 26.5 mm diameter, this specimen 4.30 g.

Catalog reference: KM 44, Wielandt (Luzern) 151a var, D.T. 552a, HMZ 2-655a.

Sources:

• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• 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:

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• (1713) ducat, SS. Leodegar and Maurice
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• 1714 gulden, curved inscription
• 1714 gulden, straight inscription
• 1714-HL thaler
• 1714 double ducat
• 1714 10 ducats
• 1715 quarter thaler
• 1715 ducat
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