Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1833-CvC 10 thaler Fr-745
This specimen was lot 2398 in Künker sale 439 (Osnabrück, March 2026), where it sold for €4,600 (about US$6,328 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRAUNSCHWEIG-WOLFENBÜTTEL, FÜRSTENTUM Wilhelm, 1831-1884. 10 Taler 1833 CvC. Mit runder "3" in der Jahreszahl. GOLD. Seltener Jahrgang in außergewöhnlicher Erhaltung. Prachtexemplar. Fast Stempelglanz. Aus der Sammlung Jürgen und Erika Schmidt, Bovenden. Exemplar der Auktion Fritz Rudolf Künker 100, Osnabrück 2005, Nr. 357. (duchy of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, William, 1831-84, ten thalers of 1833, with round 3 in the date. Very rare date in this condition, cabinet example, about uncirculated.)"
This type was issued in small quantities 1831-34 along with a gold 2½ (KM 1125) and five thaler (KM 1126). William's brother Karl II was overthrown in 1830 after refusing to recognize a constitution imposed by his cousin and regent, prince George of Great Britain. The last ten thaler was struck in 1857.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 13.30 g, 0.900 fine gold, 29 mm diameter, this specimen 13,29 g.
Catalog reference: KM 1122, Divo/S. 64; Fr-745; Schl. 210.1.
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- 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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