Schaffhausen 1633 dicken

Sincona sale 102, lot 5443

This specimen was lot 5443 in Sincona Auction 102 (Zürich, October 2025), where it sold for 650 CHF (about US$980 including buyers' fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ. Schaffhausen. Dicken 1633, Schaffhausen. Vorzüglich. (Switzerland, Schaffhausen, dicken of 1633, Schaffhausen mint. Extremely Fine.)"

This type was struck 1626-27, 1631-35. It was also struck in klippe format in 1633 (KM 45). The city arms depict an ibex leaping, sometimes by itself or out of a castle window (as here). One dicken was 24 kreuzer.

Recorded mintage: unknown but rather scarce; the 1626-27 are very rare.

Specification: 8.80 g, silver, 30 mm diameter, this specimen 8.62 g.

Catalog reference: KM 42, D.T. 1378e, HMZ 2-765n.

Source:

• 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, Jurg, SINCONA Auction 102: The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 4 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2025.

Link to:

• 1632 dicken
• Chur 1633 dicken (24 kreuzer)
• St. Gall 1633 24 kreuzer (dicken)
• 1633 ducat
• 1634 dicken
• Coins and currency dated 1633