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Revision as of 08:24, 1 July 2024
This specimen was lot 6057 in Sincona sale 81 (Zurich, October 2022), where it sold for 1,000 CHF (about US$1,199 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "SWITZERLAND | Bern | Stadt und Kanton, Dicken 1541, Bern. Very rare. Good fine. Scratches." The dicken varied between one quarter and one-third thaler; this example is definitely closer to a third.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 9.04 g.
Catalog reference: Lohner 348, HMZ 2-172i.
- Richter, Juerg, 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 81, the Max Walty-Hussy Collection: Coins and Medals, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2022.
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