Schwyz 1623 schilling
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This specimen was lot 4413 in Sincona sale 95 (Zürich, October 2024), where it sold for 40 CHF (about US$56 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWEIZ Schwyz, Schilling 1623, Schwyz. Gutes sehr schön. (Switzerland, canton of Schwyz, schilling of 1623, Schwyz mint. Good Very Fine.)"
This type was struck 1623-24, 1629-30, 1633, 1653-56, 1673 and the 1623 is a scarce date. St. Martin appears on the reverse. One gulden made forty schilling.
Record mintage: unknown.
Specification: 0.86 g, billon, 20.8 mm diameter, this specimen 1.20 g.
Catalog reference: KM 15, Wielandt (Schwyz) 82d. D.T. 1228a, HMZ 2-794b.
- 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 95: The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 2 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.
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