Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1818-FR 10 thaler Fr-732
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This specimen was lot 2638 in Sincona sale 26 (Zürich, October 2015), where it sold for 1,750 CHF (about US$2,162 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Karl, 1815-1830 10 Taler 1818. Braunschweig Gutes sehr schön. Leicht justiert im Avers. (Duchy of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel, Charles, 1815-30, ten thaler of 1818, Brunswick mint, good very fine. Light adjustment marks on the obverse.)"
This type was issued in small quantities 1817-19 along with a gold 2½ (KM 1072) and five thaler (KM 1073). The last ten thaler was struck in 1857.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 13.30 g, 0.900 fine gold, this specimen 13.22 g.
Catalog reference: D.S. 51. Schl. 178. Fr-732. KM 1074.
- 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]Richter, Jürg, Ruedi Kunzmann and Arne Kirsch, Numismatic Coins & Medals, Auction 26, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2015.
- 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.
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