Uri 1620 dicken

Sincona sale 102, lot 5553

This specimen was lot 5553 in Sincona Auction 102 (Zürich, October 2025), where it sold for 525 CHF (about US$791 including buyers' fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ. Uri. Dicken 1620, Altdorf. Sehr selten. Grosse Schrötlingsfehler, ansonsten prachtvolle Erhaltung. Vorzüglich-FDC. (Switzerland, canton of Uri, dicken of 1620, Altdorf mint. Very rare, Heavy flan flaws, otherwise magnificent condition, About Uncirculated.)"

This type was struck 1617-22 and is scarce in all grades. One dicken was six batzen.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 7.62 g, silver, 30 mm diameter, this specimen 7.04 g.

Catalog reference: KM 19, D.T. 1198d, HMZ 2-985l.

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

Link to:

• 1618 dicken
• 1619 schilling
• 1621 schilling
• 1621 batzen
• Uri 1621 dicken with Bernese counterstamp
• Coins and currency dated 1620