Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1819-FR 10 thaler Fr-732

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Künker Auction 439, lot 2394

This specimen was lot 2394 in Künker sale 439 (Osnabrück, March 2026), where it sold for €2,200 (about US$3,027 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRAUNSCHWEIG-WOLFENBÜTTEL, FÜRSTENTUM Karl II., 1815-1830. Unter Vormundschaft des Prinzregenten Georg von Großbritannien (später Georg IV.), 1815-1820. 10 Taler 1819 FR. GOLD. Seltener Jahrgang. Sehr schön. (duchy of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Charles II, 1815-30, under the regency of prince George of Great Britain, 1815-20, ten thalers of 1819. Rare date, very fine.)"

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, 29 mm diameter, this specimen 13,13 g.

Catalog reference: KM 1074, Divo/S. 51; Fr-732; Schl. 179.

Sources:

  • 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.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Frühjahrs-Auktion 439: Gold Coins from around the world, particularly Denmark, Habsburg, Malta and Saxony | German Coins after 1871 including Coins from the Collection of Jürgen and Erika Schmidt, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2026.

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