Bavaria 1803 gold gulden Fr-284

Ponterio sale 152, lot 7121

photo courtesy Ponterio & Associates

This specimen was lot 7121 in Ponterio sale 152 (New York, January 2010), where it sold for $4,312.50. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Bavaria. Gold Gulden, 1803. For the City of Würzburg. RARE. NGC MS-63." This coin is not listed in the SCWC; the weight standard has been taken from slightly later pieces (KM 467, 477-479) issued for Wurzburg 1807-14; Friedberg lists the coin but does not give the mintage or the weight.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.25 g, .770 fine gold, .080 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: KM XM7, Fr-284.

Source:

• Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Unusual World Coins, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2011.
• 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.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, and Kent Ponterio, Ponterio sale 152: The 2010 NYINC Auction, Irvine, CA: Bowers and Merena, 2009.

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• 1809 goldgulden, for the New Year, presented by the city of Würzburg
• Isenburg 1811 2 ducats Fr-1357
• 1815 goldgulden, for Würzburg
• Coins and currency dated 1803
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