Nassau 1839 gulden
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This specimen was lot 23550 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (Newport Beach, CA, January 2021), where it sold for $168. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Nassau. Gulden, 1839. Wiesbaden Mint. Wilhelm. NGC AU-58. Very gently handled, this example presents a rather robust and colorful tone further accentuated at the peripheries, while a few hints of brilliance cling to the protected areas." This type was struck 1838-39 and is fairly available. The gulden was four-sevenths of a union thaler.
Recorded mintage: 108,109.
Specification: 10.60 g, 0.900 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM-60.
- 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 2021 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Oro del Nuevo Mundo and Matt Orsini Collections, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.
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