Hesse 1878-H 10 mark
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This specimen was lot 6178 in Künker sale 386 (Osnabrück, March 2023), where it sold for €1,100 (about US$1,422 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"REICHSGOLDMÜNZEN, HESSEN. Ludwig IV. 1877-1892. 10 Mark 1878. Fast vorzüglich. (grand duchy of Hesse, Louis IV, 1877-92, ten mark of 1878. About extremely fine.)"
Of the two major divisions of Hesse, Hesse-Cassel chose the wrong side in the Austro-Prussian war and found herself annexed to Prussia. Hesse-Darmstadt survived to become the Grand Duchy of plain Hesse. This type was struck 1878-80 and all dates are expensive.
Recorded mintage: 132,000 plus proofs.
Specification: 3.98 g, 0.900 fine gold, reeded edge.
Catalog reference: Fr-3789, KM 358, J. 219.
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- 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, Katalog 386: Brakteaten | Mainz | Bibliothek Prof. Dr. Niklot Klüßendorf | Mittelalter und Neuzeit | Goldprägungen | Deutsche Münzen ab 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2023.
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