Schwyz 1673 schilling

Sincona sale 64, lot 3507

This specimen was lot 3507 in Sincona sale 64 (Zurich, June 2020), where it sold for 200 CHF (about US$251 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"SWITZERLAND | Schwyz | misc, Schilling 1673, Schwyz. Seltener Jahrgang. Vorzüglich. Hübsche Patina. (canton of Schwyz, schilling of 1673, Schwyz mint. Rare date, Extremely fine, Attractively toned.)"

This billon type was struck 1623-24, 1629-30, 1633, 1653-56 and 1673 with 1624 being by far the most common date. Numista states that forty schillings made a gulden.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: billon, this specimen 1.20 g.

Catalog reference: KM 15, D.T. 1228k, HMZ 2-794m.

Source:

• ^[1]Richter, Jürg, Sincona sale 64: Swiss Coins and Medals, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2020.
• 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.

Link to:

• 1624 schilling
• 1656 dicken
• 1672 4 batzen (örtli), small crown over eagle
• 1672 4 batzen (örtli), with rosettes
• 1674 4 batzen (örtli)
• Coins and currency dated 1673