Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1794-MC 10 thaler Fr-725

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Künker sale 352, lot 1861

This specimen was lot 1861 in Künker sale 352 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €1,700 (about US$2,366 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRAUNSCHWEIG UND LÜNEBURG, BRAUNSCHWEIG-WOLFENBUTTEL, Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand, 1780-1806. 10 Taler 1794, Braunschweig. GOLD. Sehr seltener Jahrgang. Sehr schön. (Germany, duchy of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel, Charles William Ferdinand, 1780-1806, ten thalers of 1794, Brunswick mint. Rare date, very fine.)"

This type was issued in small quantities 1794-1806 along with a gold 2½ (KM 1032) and five thaler (KM 1025). The last ten thaler was struck in 1857.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 13.30 g, 0.900 fine gold, this specimen 13.24 g.

Catalog reference: KM 1041, Fr-725; Welter 2894.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • 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]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Künker Auktion 352: Die Sammlung Hermann Schwarz: Faszination des gepragten Goldes. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2021.

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