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[[Image:Schwyz S64-3507.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 64, lot 3507]] | [[Image:Schwyz S64-3507.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 64, lot 3507]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 3507 in Sincona sale 64 ( | + | This specimen was lot 3507 in Sincona sale 64 (Zürich, June 2020), where it sold for 200 CHF (about US$251 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''SWITZERLAND | Schwyz | misc, Schilling 1673, Schwyz. Seltener Jahrgang. Vorzüglich. Hübsche Patina.'' (canton of [[Switzerland, Schwyz|Schwyz]], schilling of 1673, Schwyz mint. Rare date, Extremely fine, Attractively toned.)"</blockquote> This billon type was struck 1623-24, 1629-30, 1633, 1653-56 and 1673 with 1624 being by far the most common date. Numista states that forty schillings made a gulden. Schwyz is one of the three original cantons of the Swiss confederation, formed in 1291. |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ||
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| − | * <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, ''Sincona sale 64: Swiss Coins and Medals,'' | + | * <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, ''Sincona sale 64: Swiss Coins and Medals,'' Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2020. |
* Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014. | * 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. | * 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. | ||
Latest revision as of 13:24, 20 June 2025
This specimen was lot 3507 in Sincona sale 64 (Zürich, June 2020), where it sold for 200 CHF (about US$251 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SWITZERLAND | Schwyz | misc, Schilling 1673, Schwyz. Seltener Jahrgang. Vorzüglich. Hübsche Patina. (canton of Schwyz, schilling of 1673, Schwyz mint. Rare date, Extremely fine, Attractively toned.)"
This billon type was struck 1623-24, 1629-30, 1633, 1653-56 and 1673 with 1624 being by far the most common date. Numista states that forty schillings made a gulden. Schwyz is one of the three original cantons of the Swiss confederation, formed in 1291.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: billon, this specimen 1.20 g.
Catalog reference: KM 15, D.T. 1228k, HMZ 2-794m.
- [1]Richter, Jürg, Sincona sale 64: Swiss Coins and Medals, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2020.
- 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.
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