Hesse-Cassel 1838 10 thaler Fr-1294
This specimen was lot 5213 in Künker sale 354 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €19,000 (about US$26,442 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"HESSEN, HESSEN-KASSEL, LANDGRAFSCHAFT, SEIT 1803 KURFÜRSTENTUM, Wilhelm II. und Friedrich Wilhelm, 1832-1847. 10 Taler 1838. GOLD. Sehr seltener Jahrgang. Nur 126 Exemplare geprägt. Prachtexemplar. Vorzüglich-Stempelglanz. (Germany, electorate of Hesse-Cassel, William II and Frederick William, 1832-47, ten thaler of 1838. Very rare date, only 126 pieces struck, choice example, extremely fine to uncirculated.)"
The ten thaler was equal to a Prussian doppelter friedrichs d'or. This type is listed for 1838-41 and this is the rarest of the three dates. The electorate was annexed to Prussia in 1866 and her coinage ceased.
Recorded mintage: 126.
Specification: 13.30 g, 0.900 fine gold, this specimen 13.31 g.
Catalog reference: KM 594, Divo/S. 130; Fr-1294; Schl. 468.
- 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, Künker Auktion 354: Munzen und Medaillen aus Mittelalter und Neuzeit u. a. Braunschweig-Luneburg. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2021.
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