Schaffhausen 1620 12 kreuzer

Sincona sale 102, lot 5436

This specimen was lot 5436 in Sincona Auction 102 (Zürich, October 2025), where it sold for 150 CHF (about US$226 including buyers' fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ. Schaffhausen. Halbdicken 1620, Schaffhausen. Selten. Möglicherweise Henkelspur. Sehr schön. (Switzerland, Schaffhausen, half dicken of 1620, Schaffhausen mint. Rare, Possibly ex mount, Very Fine.)"

This type is noted for 1616 and 1619-21. The city arms depict an ibex leaping, sometimes by itself or out of a castle window (as here). One dicken was 24 kreuzer.

Recorded mintage: unknown but rather scarce.

Specification: silver, this specimen 4.37 g.

Catalog reference: KM D.T. 1382c, HMZ 2-767c.

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, Jurg, SINCONA Auction 102: The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 4 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2025.

Link to:

• 1617 dicken
• 1619 3 kreuzer (groschen) klippe
• 1620 thaler
• 1621 half thaler
• 1621 thaler
• 1622 12 kreuzer (half dicken)
• Coins and currency dated 1620