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[[Image:Sincona91-3340.JPG|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 91, lot 3340]] | [[Image:Sincona91-3340.JPG|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 91, lot 3340]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 3340 in Sincona sale 91 (Zurich, May 2024), where it sold for 140 CHF (about US$185 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''SCHWEIZ Luzern, Dicken 1621, Luzern. Sehr schön. Leicht korrodiert und gereinigt.'' ([[Switzerland]], [[Switzerland, Lucern|canton of Luzern]], dicken of 1621, Luzern mint. Very fine, Slightly corroded and cleaned.)"</blockquote> This type was struck 1617-22. | + | This specimen was lot 3340 in Sincona sale 91 (Zurich, May 2024), where it sold for 140 CHF (about US$185 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''SCHWEIZ Luzern, Dicken 1621, Luzern. Sehr schön. Leicht korrodiert und gereinigt.'' ([[Switzerland]], [[Switzerland, Lucern|canton of Luzern]], dicken of 1621, Luzern mint. Very fine, Slightly corroded and cleaned.)"</blockquote> This type was struck 1617-22. In other cantons, the dicken was 24 kreuzer or 4/15 thaler but in Luzern it was worth a quarter thaler. |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ||
| − | ''Specification:'' silver, this specimen 6.53 g. | + | ''Specification:'' 7.8 g, silver, 31 mm diameter, this specimen 6.53 g. |
''Catalog reference:'' KM 19, D.T. 1170e, HMZ 2-635n. | ''Catalog reference:'' KM 19, D.T. 1170e, HMZ 2-635n. | ||
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| − | * [[Luzern | + | * [[Luzern 1619 dicken|1619 dicken]] |
| + | * [[Luzern 1622 dicken|1622 dicken]] | ||
* [[Luzern 1622 thaler Dav-4624|1622 thaler]] | * [[Luzern 1622 thaler Dav-4624|1622 thaler]] | ||
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* [[Coins and currency dated 1621]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1621]] | ||
[[Category: Coinage of the Swiss cantons]][[Category: Selections from Sincona sale 88, 89, 90, 91]] | [[Category: Coinage of the Swiss cantons]][[Category: Selections from Sincona sale 88, 89, 90, 91]] | ||
Revision as of 10:40, 21 November 2024
This specimen was lot 3340 in Sincona sale 91 (Zurich, May 2024), where it sold for 140 CHF (about US$185 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWEIZ Luzern, Dicken 1621, Luzern. Sehr schön. Leicht korrodiert und gereinigt. (Switzerland, canton of Luzern, dicken of 1621, Luzern mint. Very fine, Slightly corroded and cleaned.)"
This type was struck 1617-22. In other cantons, the dicken was 24 kreuzer or 4/15 thaler but in Luzern it was worth a quarter thaler.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 7.8 g, silver, 31 mm diameter, this specimen 6.53 g.
Catalog reference: KM 19, D.T. 1170e, HMZ 2-635n.
- 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 91, The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 1 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2024.
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