Nurnberg 1621 goldgulden Fr-1816
This specimen was lot 377 in Sincona sale 63 (Zürich, June 2020), where it sold for 450 CHF (about US$564 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"DEUTSCHLAND | Nurnberg, City. Losungs- und Ungeldgoldgulden 1621. Mit Münzmeisterzeichen Stern (Hans Christoph Lauer). Mit den Losungszeichen LO (Losungs-zeichen) und V (Ungeld) auf Vorder- und Rückseite. Sehr schön. Gestopftes Loch. (Germany, city of Nurnberg, goldgulden of 1621, with the star privy mark of Hans Christoph Lauer. Very fine, Plugged.)"
This "Ungeldgoldgulden" does not correspond to either goldgulden listed in the regular SCWC. The Unusual World Coins states that this issue was used as a tax accounting token.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 2.26 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 2.19 g.
Catalog reference: KM Tn5, Kellner 420 b. Fr-1816.
- 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.
- [1]Richter, Jürg, Sincona sale 63: Gold and Silver Coins and Medals, SINCONA Bullion Auction, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2020.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Unusual World Coins, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2011.
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