St. Gall 1621 dicken KM-57

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Sincona sale 102, lot 5489

This specimen was lot 5489 in Sincona Auction 102 (Zürich, October 2025), where it sold for 140 CHF (about US$211 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ. St. Gallen. Stadt und Kanton. Dickenklippe 1621, St. Gallen. Vom selben Stempelpaar wie der Dicken. Sehr selten. Flaue Stellen, Jahreszahl kaum lesbar. Schön-sehr schön. (Switzerland, canton of St. Gall, klippe dicken of 1621, St. Gall mint, struck with dies meant for the round dicken. Very rare, Weak areas, year hardly legible, Fine-Very Fine.)"

This dicken was also struck in round format (KM 54) 1618-21. One dicken was 24 kreuzer or six batzen.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 5.72 g, silver, 29 mm diameter, this specimen 5.25 g.

Catalog reference: KM 57 (klippe), TZN 77a.1, Winterstein (Klippen) 143. D.T. 1402g, HMZ 2-899e Anm.

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.

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