Luzern 1773 angster
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This specimen was lot 5357 in Sincona Auction 102 (Zürich, October 2025), where it sold for 200 CHF (about US$302 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWEIZ. Luzern. Stadt und Kanton. Angster 1773, Luzern. Silberabschlag. Sehr selten. Gutes sehr schön. (Switzerland, canton of Luzern, angster of 1773, Luzern mint, struck in silver. Very rare, Good Very Fine.)"
An angster was half a rappen or 1/20 of a batzen. The silver strike is not mentioned in the SCWC.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 0.87 g, copper, 13 mm diameter, this specimen 0.76 g.
Catalog reference: KM 73 (copper), Richter (Proben) 1-593. D.T. 572, var, HMZ 2-665a, Anm.
- 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 102: The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 4 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2025.
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