Bavaria (1864) gold gulden Fr-295

Heritage sale 3037, lot 29482

This specimen was lot 29482 in Heritage sale 3037 (New York, January 2015), where it sold for $2,702.50. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Bavaria. Ludwig II Goldgulden ND (1864) MS63 NGC. Extremely choice, with superb details atop satiny, golden surfaces. A wonderful example of rare coinage from the city of Würzburg, highly appealing and seldom encountered." The SCWC has relegated this to its volume on Unusual World Coins.

Recorded mintage: 350.

Specification: 3.25 g, .770 fine gold.

Catalog reference: KM XM25, Fr-295.

Source:

• Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Unusual World Coins, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2011.
• ^[1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and Scott Cordry, Heritage Signature Auction 3037, featuring the Empire, the Santa Catarina, the Law and the Santa Maria Collections, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2014.
• 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.
• Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.

Link to:

• 1826 goldgulden, for Würzburg
• 1863 krone
• 1864 pfenning, struck in gold
• 1864 gulden, Ludwig II
• (1864) gold gulden, for the New Year
• 1865 thaler
• 1865 double thaler, Ludwig II
• Coins and currency dated 1864
• return to coins of German States, Bavaria