Schaffhausen 1626 dicken

Sincona sale 91, lot 3425

This specimen was lot 3425 in Sincona sale 91 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 4,750 CHF (about US$6,277 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ Schaffhausen, Dicken 1626, Schaffhausen. Sehr selten, besonders in dieser Erhaltung. Fast vorzüglich. Kleines Zainende. Exemplar der Auktion SINCONA 39, Zürich, Mai 2017, Los 4719. (Switzerland, canton of Schaffhausen, dicken of 1626, Schaffhausen mint. Very rare, especially in this condition, About extremely fine, Minor edge clip.)"

This type was struck 1626-27 (rare) and 1631-34 (fairly common). A dicken was roughly a quarter thaler. The city arms depict an ibex leaping, sometimes by itself or out of a castle window (as here).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 7.64 g.

Catalog reference: KM 42, D.T. 1378a, HMZ 2-765h.

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, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 91, The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 1 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.

Link to:

• 1617 dicken
• 1623 thaler
• 1626 2 kreuzer (half batzen)
• 1627 dicken
• Coins and currency dated 1626