Schaffhausen 1627 dicken
The first specimen was lot 5223 in Sincona sale 80 (Zürich, October 2022), where it sold for 2,000 CHF (about US$2,397 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "SWITZERLAND | Schaffhausen, Dicken 1627, Schaffhausen. Very rare. Very fine. Flan flaw on obverse." The second specimen was lot 3341 in SINCONA Auction 97 (Zürich, May 2025), where it did not sell. The catalog description[2] noted,
"SCHWEIZ Schaffhausen, Dicken 1627, Schaffhausen. Sehr selten. Gutes sehr schön. (Switzerland, canton of Schaffhausen, dicken of 1627. Very rare, Good Very Fine.)"
The dicken was twenty-four kreuzer or one-third thaler in the early seventeenth century. This type is listed for 1626-27, 1631-35. This is a rare date. The city arms depict an ibex leaping, sometimes by itself or out of a castle window (as here).
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 8.8 g, silver, 30 mm diameter, silver, the first specimen is 7.74 g, the second specimen 8.62 g.
Catalog reference: KM 42, Wielandt (Schaffhausen) 586, D.T. 1378b, HMZ 2-765i.
- 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 80, World Coins and Medals, SINCONA Bullion Auction, World Banknotes, Coins and Medals from Switzerland, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2022.
- [2]Richter, Jurg, SINCONA Auction 97: World and Swiss Coins and Medals, SINCONA Bullion Auction, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2025.
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