Hesse-Darmstadt 1839 gulden

Stack's Bowers 2020 NYINC sale, lot 22603

This specimen was lot 22603 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2020), where it sold for $156. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Hesse-Darmstadt. Gulden, 1839. Darmstadt Mint. Ludwig II. NGC MS-62. An incredibly pleasing, near choice example, offering great toning and a good deal of luster. Just two have been graded finer in the NGC census." This type was struck 1839-47 and has a high catalog value in uncirculated.

Recorded mintage: 34,000 (including KM 1102).

Specification: 10.6 g, 0.900 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM 309.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The January 2020 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2019.

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