Schwyz 1624 schilling

Sincona sale 94, lot 3190

This specimen was lot 3190 in Sincona sale 94 (Zurich, October 2024), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ Schwyz, Schilling 1624, Schwyz. Selten in dieser Erhaltung. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. (Switzerland, canton of Schwyz, schilling of 1624, Schwyz mint. Rare in this condition, Very Fine-Extremely Fine.)"

This 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: 0.86 g, billon, this specimen 1.09 g.

Catalog reference: KM 15, D.T. 1228b. HMZ 2-794c.

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, Jurg, SINCONA Auction 94: World and Swiss Coins and Medals, SINCONA Bullion Auction, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2024.

Link to:

• 1623 batzen
• 1629 dicken
• 1673 schilling
• Coins and currency dated 1624