Mecklenburg-Schwerin 1831 10 thaler Fr-1725

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Künker Auction 425, lot 1543

This specimen was lot 1543 in Künker Auction 425 (Osnabrück, July 2025), where it sold for €3,000 (about US$4,248 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"DEUTSCHE MÜNZEN UND MEDAILLEN · MECKLENBURG-SCHWERIN, HERZOGTUM, SEIT 1815 GROSSHERZOGTUM Friedrich Franz I., 1785-1837. 10 Taler (Doppelpistole) 1831. GOLD. Von großer Seltenheit. Nur 1.938 Exemplare geprägt. Winz. Probierspur am Rand, fast sehr schön. (Germany, grand duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Frederick Francis, 1785-1837, ten thaler or double pistole of 1831. Extremely rare, only 1,938 pieces struck. Traces of tooling on the edge, about very fine.)"

This rare type was struck 1828 and 1831-33 along with a five thaler (Fr-1727). It was equal to a Prussian double friedrichs d'or (Fr-2428).

Recorded mintage: 9,023 per the SCWC.

Specification: 13.32 g, 0.896 fine gold, this specimen 13,15 g.

Catalog reference: KM 272, Divo/S. 141; Fr-1725; Schl. 496.

Source:

  • 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, Katalog 425: Gold coins from the Medieval and Modern Times, from the Mohr family collection, e.g. | Silver coins, e.g. highlights of medallic art | German coins after 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2025.

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