Uri-Schwyz-Nidwalden (1552) groschen

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Sincona sale 102, lot 5532

This specimen was lot 5532 in Sincona Auction 102 (Zürich, October 2025), where it sold for 275 CHF (about US$415 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ. Uri, Schwyz und Nidwalden. Groschen o. J. (1552), Altdorf. Selten in dieser Erhaltung. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. (Switzerland, cantons of Uri, Schwyz and Nidwalden, undated groschen, circa 1552, Altdorf mint. Rare in this condition, Very Fine-Extremely Fine.)"

Numista lists this type for 1552, 1561, 1563 and undated. One groschen was three kreuzer or 1/24 thaler in the mid sixteenth century.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 2.38 g, silver, 20 mm diameter, this specimen 2.34 g.

Catalog reference: Püntener 60,1, HMZ 2-958a.

Source:

  • 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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