Nurnberg 1510 goldgulden Fr-1801
This specimen was lot 3757 in Künker sale 264 (Osnabrück, June 2015), where it sold for €750 (about US$969 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"STADT Goldgulden 1510. GOLD. Attraktives Exemplar mit feiner Goldpatina, kl. Stempelfehler, sehr schön +. (Germany, city of Nuremberg, gold gulden of 1510. Attractive example with fine gold color, some die flaws, very fine or better.)"
This type commenced production about 1429 and was struck undated for several decades. Those produced 1506-47 have dates. The long production run makes this type the most common Nurnberger gold coin prior to the 1640's.
Recorded mintage: unknown but scarce.
Specification: 3.25 g, 0.917 fine gold, this specimen 3.21 g.
Catalog reference: KM MB12, Fr-1801; Kellner 7.
- [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Catalog 264, Gold coins | Russian Coins and Medals | German Coins after 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2015.
- 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.
- Nicol, N. Douglas, Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of German Coins, 1501-Present, 3rd ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2011.
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