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[[Image:Luzern S47-2853.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 47, lot 2853]] | [[Image:Luzern S47-2853.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 47, lot 2853]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 2853 in Sincona sale 47 ( | + | This specimen was lot 2853 in Sincona sale 47 (Zürich, May 2018), where it sold for 250 CHF (about US$300 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''SWITZERLAND, Lucerne, Stadt und Kanton, Batzen 1638. Selten in dieser Erhaltung. Vorzüglich.'' (city and canton of Lucerne, batzen of 1638. Rare in this condition, Extremely fine.)"</blockquote> This one year type is the last of the denomination listed for the seventeenth century. Ten rappen made a batzen and forty batzen made a thaler. |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ||
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* 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. | ||
| − | * <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, ''Auction 47, World Coins and Medals, Coins and Medals from Switzerland,'' | + | * <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, ''Auction 47, World Coins and Medals, Coins and Medals from Switzerland,'' Zürich: Sincona AG, 2018 |
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* [[Luzern 1623 schilling|1623 schilling]] | * [[Luzern 1623 schilling|1623 schilling]] | ||
* [[Luzern 1623 dicken|1623 dicken]] | * [[Luzern 1623 dicken|1623 dicken]] | ||
| + | * [[Solothurn 1638 batzen]] | ||
* [[Luzern 1647 dicken|1647 dicken]] | * [[Luzern 1647 dicken|1647 dicken]] | ||
* [[Coins and currency dated 1638]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1638]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:08, 8 January 2026
This specimen was lot 2853 in Sincona sale 47 (Zürich, May 2018), where it sold for 250 CHF (about US$300 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SWITZERLAND, Lucerne, Stadt und Kanton, Batzen 1638. Selten in dieser Erhaltung. Vorzüglich. (city and canton of Lucerne, batzen of 1638. Rare in this condition, Extremely fine.)"
This one year type is the last of the denomination listed for the seventeenth century. Ten rappen made a batzen and forty batzen made a thaler.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver or billon, this specimen 2.50 g.
Catalog reference: D.T. 1175, HMZ 2-637c; KM 29.
- 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, Auction 47, World Coins and Medals, Coins and Medals from Switzerland, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2018
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