Hesse-Darmstadt 1717-BIB 10 kreuzer

Goldberg Sale 146, lot 1370

This specimen was lot 1370 in Goldberg Sale 146 (Los Angeles, July 2025), where it sold for $102. The catalog description^[1] noted, "German States: Hesse-Darmstadt. 10 Kreuzer, 1717-BIB. Ernst Ludwig, 1678-1739. Commemorating the 200th anniversary of the Reformation. Pop 1; 1 in 40 and 1 in 63; Photo in the PCGS Pop Report. Semi reflective fields. PCGS graded AU-58. The Augustana Collection." This type was struck only in 1717 as a commemorative. Numerous Lutheran states, including Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel, Esslingen, Hamburg. Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Nuremberg, Regensburg, Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, Saxe-Saalfeld and Stolberg, issued coins on this occasion.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: this specimen 22.5 mm diameter, 1.86 g.

Catalog reference: KM-127; Whit-190.

Source:

• Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• ^[1]Goldberg, Ira, Stephen Harvey and Vera Kan, Goldberg Sale 146: US Coins & Currency, Ancient & World Coins, featuring The Americas Collection, The Henry Garrett Collection & The Augustana Collection, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2025.

Link to:

• 1717-BIB thaler, on the bicentennial of the Reformation
• (1717) ducat
• 1717-BIB ducat, on the bicentennial of the Reformation
• Coins and currency dated 1717