Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1818-FR 5 thaler Fr-733

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Künker sale 336, lot 6518

This specimen was lot 6518 in Künker sale 336 (Osnabrück, Germany, March 2020), where it sold for €1,800 (about US$2,356 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRAUNSCHWEIG UND LÜNEBURG, BRAUNSCHWEIG-WOLFENBÜTTEL, FÜRSTENTUM, Karl II. 1815-1830. Unter Vormundschaft des Prinzregenten Georg von Großbritannien (später Georg IV.), 1815-1820. 5 Taler 1818, FR. GOLD. Von großer Seltenheit. Attraktives Exemplar mit feinem Prägeglanz, fast vorzüglich. (Germany, duchy of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Charles II, 1815-30, under the regency of George, prince of Wales, 1815-20. Five thaler of 1818. Very rare, attractive example with fine luster, about extremely fine.)"

The gold five thaler was introduced in Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel in 1742 and struck until 1834. This type was struck 1816-19 and was equal to a Prussian freidrichs d'or but is much scarcer.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 6.65 g, 0.900 fine gold, this specimen 6.60 g.

Catalog reference: KM 1073, Divo/S. 52; Fr-733; Schl. 182.

Source:

  • 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.
  • 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 Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Catalog 336: Gold coins from all over the World|German Coins after 1871. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2020.

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