Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1831-CVC 10 thaler Fr-744

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Künker sale 294, lot 3579

This specimen was lot 3579 in Künker sale 294 (Osnabrück, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €2,800 (about US$3,774 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRAUNSCHWEIG-WOLFENBÜTTEL, FÜRSTENTUM, Wilhelm, 1831-1884. 10 Taler 1831, CvC. GOLD. Winz. Randfehler, vorzüglich. (Germany, duchy of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel, William I, 1831-84, ten thaler of 1831. Minor rim nicks, extremely fine.)"

This one year type is rare. It was equal to the Prussian doppelter friedrichs d'or (Fr-2428).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 13.30 g, 0.900 fine gold, this specimen 13.26 g.

Catalog reference: KM 1121, Divo/S. 63; Fr-744; Schl. 207.

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, Katalog 294: Goldprägungen | Deutsche Münzen ab 1871 | Russische Münzen und Medaillen, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2017.

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