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[[Image:Sincona91-3336.JPG|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 91, lot 3336]] | [[Image:Sincona91-3336.JPG|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 91, lot 3336]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 3336 in Sincona sale 91 ( | + | This specimen was lot 3336 in Sincona sale 91 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 275 CHF (about US$369 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''SCHWEIZ Luzern, Dicken 1613, Luzern. Selten. Sehr schön.'' ([[Switzerland]], [[Switzerland, Lucern|canton of Luzern]], dicken of 1613, Luzern mint. Rare, Very fine.)"</blockquote> This type was struck 1612-16. The dicken was 24 kreuzer or 4/15 thaler but we find it was generally worth a quarter thaler. |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ||
Revision as of 14:40, 10 June 2025
This specimen was lot 3336 in Sincona sale 91 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 275 CHF (about US$369 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWEIZ Luzern, Dicken 1613, Luzern. Selten. Sehr schön. (Switzerland, canton of Luzern, dicken of 1613, Luzern mint. Rare, Very fine.)"
This type was struck 1612-16. The dicken was 24 kreuzer or 4/15 thaler but we find it was generally worth a quarter thaler.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 8.87 g.
Catalog reference: KM 18, D.T. 1169b, HMZ 2-635f.
- 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), Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2024.
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