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''Specification:'' 2.2 g, silver, 21 mm diameter, this specimen 1.91 g. | ''Specification:'' 2.2 g, silver, 21 mm diameter, this specimen 1.91 g. | ||
| − | ''Catalog reference:'' Wielandt (Luzern) 41 var | + | ''Catalog reference:'' Wielandt (Luzern) 41 var, HMZ 2-621g. |
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Revision as of 17:59, 8 June 2025
This specimen was lot 4292 in Sincona sale 95 (Zurich, October 2024), where it sold for 950 CHF (about US$1,317 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWEIZ Luzern, Stadt und Kanton, Groschen 1568, Luzern. Selten. Fast sehr schön. (Switzerland, canton of Luzern, Luzern mint. Rare, About Very Fine.)"
This type was struck 1562-69 in numerous varieties. At this time, one thaler made 24 groschen or 72 kreuzer. This one has the obverse legend "MONETA NOVA LVCERNENSIS"; others of this date lack the "NOVA".
Record mintage: unknown.
Specification: 2.2 g, silver, 21 mm diameter, this specimen 1.91 g.
Catalog reference: Wielandt (Luzern) 41 var, HMZ 2-621g.
- 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), Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2024.
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