Luzern 1741 20 kreuzer

Sincona sale 47, lot 2856

This specimen was lot 2856 in Sincona sale 47 (Zürich, May 2018), where it sold for 300 CHF (about US$360 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"SWITZERLAND, Lucerne, Stadt und Kanton, 20 Kreuzer 1741. Selten. Sehr schön. (city and canton of Lucerne, twenty kreuzer of 1741. Rare, Very fine.)"

This one year type is now rare and expensive.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 4.37 g, silver, 26 mm diameter, this specimen 4.31 g.

Catalog reference: D.T. 553, HMZ 2-655e, KM 61.

Source:

• 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.
• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• ^[1]Richter, Jürg, Auction 47, World Coins and Medals, Coins and Medals from Switzerland, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2018.

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