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[[Image:Sincona91-3113.JPG|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 91, lot 3113]]

This specimen was lot 3113 in Sincona sale 91 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 3,200 CHF (about US$4,229 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''SCHWEIZ Bern, Stadt und Kanton, Dicken 1539, Bern. Selten. Gutes sehr schön.'' ([[Switzerland]], [[Switzerland, Bern|canton of Bern]], dicken of 1539, Bern mint. Rare, Good very fine.)"</blockquote> This type was struck 1539-41.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' 8.5-9.2 g, silver, 29 mm diameter, this specimen 9.00 g. 

''Catalog reference:'' Lohner 343 var, HMZ 2-172g. 

''[[Bibliography|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.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, ''SINCONA Auction 91, The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 1 (Swiss Cantonal Coins),'' Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.

''Link to:''
* [[Bern 1538 1/2 batzen|1538 half batzen (2 kreuzer)]]
* [[Bern (15)39 goldgulden Fr-114|(15)39 goldgulden]]
* [[Bern 1540 dicken|1540 dicken]]
* [[Bern 1540 1/2 guldiner|1540 half guldiner]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1539]]

[[Category: Coinage of the Swiss cantons]][[Category: Selections from Sincona sale 88, 89, 90, 91]]