Nassau 1856 gulden

Steve Album sale 51, lot 918

This specimen was lot 918 in Steve Album Auction 51 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2025), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted, "NASSAU: Adolph, 1839-1866, AR gulden, Wiesbaden, 1856, a wonderful lustrous mint state example! PCGS graded MS64." This type was struck 1855-56. The duchy was annexed to Prussia in 1866 and her coinage ceased. Adolphe later became grand duke of Luxembourg (r. 1890-1905).

Recorded mintage: 40,301.

Specifications: 10.60 g, 0.900 fine silver, 30 mm diameter, plain edge.

Catalog reference: KM-71, J-56.

Sources:

• Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 51, featuring the Howard Daniel III Collection of Asian Coins, the Almer H. Orr III Collection of World Coins and the Joe Sedillot Collection of German Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2024.

Links:

• 1844 gulden
• 1854 double thaler
• Wurttemberg 1856 gulden
• 1860 thaler
• Coins and currency dated 1856