Hesse-Darmstadt 1846 2 gulden Dav-704

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Künker sale 293, lot 904

This specimen was lot 904 in Künker sale 293 (Osnabrück, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €320 (about US$431 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"HESSEN, HESSEN-DARMSTADT, SEIT 1806 GROSSHERZOGTUM, Ludwig II. 1830-1848. Doppelgulden 1846. Vorzüglich. (grand duchy of Hesse-Darmstadt, Louis II, 1830-48, double gulden of 1846. Extremely fine.)"

This type of 1845-47 is rather scarce. Another type, Dav-705, issued by his successor Ludwig III, completes the series.

Recorded mintage: 270,000.

Specification: 21.21 g, 0.900 fine silver.

Catalog reference: AKS 101, Kahnt 262; Thun 197, Dav-704, KM 321.

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.
  • Davenport, John S., European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
  • [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Katalog 293: Münzen aus Mittelalter und Neuzeit u. a. die westfälischen Privatsammlungen Werner Bröker und Bernd Terletzki, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2017.

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