Baden 1821 10 gulden Fr-149
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This specimen was lot 1223 in Sincona sale 18 (Zürich, May 2014), where it sold for CHF 6,500 (about US$8,565 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"10 Gulden 1821. Mannheim Sehr selten, nur 812 Exemplare geprägt. Vorzüglich-gutes vorzüglich. (Grand duchy of Baden-Durlach, ten gulden of 1821, Mannheim mint, very rare, extremely fine to good extremely fine.)"
The ten gulden denomination was issued 1819-25 and all dates are rare. The grand duchy issued coins until 1918.
Recorded mintage: 812.
Specification: 6.87 g, 0.903 fine gold, .199 troy oz AGW; this specimen is 6.87 g.
Catalog reference: D.S. 3. Schl. 5. Fr-149, KM 177.2.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- [1]Numismatic Coins, Medals & Banknotes: Auction 18, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2014.
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