Pfalz 1733 carolin Fr-2029

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Ponterio sale 152, lot 7127
photo courtesy Ponterio & Associates; image is rotated to left
Künker sale 406, lot 4037

The first specimen was lot 7127 in Ponterio sale 152 (New York, January 2010), where it sold for $2,070. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Pfalz-Sulzbach. Carolin, 1733. Karl Philipp (1710-42). NGC AU-58." The second specimen was lot 4037 in Künker sale 406 (Osnabrück, March 2024), where it sold for €1,500 (about US$1,968 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[2] noted,

"PFALZ, KURFÜRSTENTUM, Karl Philipp, 1716-1742. Karolin 1733, Münzstätte vermutlich Heidelberg. GOLD. Selten in dieser Erhaltung. Fast vorzüglich. Erworben von der Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG. Karoline mit der Jahreszahl 1733 sind ursprünglich in Heidelberg geprägt worden. Ein kaiserliches Schreiben von 1736 sollte die Ausgabe dieser geringhaltigen Münzen jedoch einstellen. Auf Anweisung des Kurfürsten wurden noch im selben Jahr heimlich weitere Stücke mit der Jahreszahl 1733 in Mannheim hergestellt. Außerdem behauptete die kurkölnische Regierung in Bonn, daß auch in Düsseldorf Karoline mit dieser Jahreszahl geprägt worden seien. Die Herkunft der Stücke wurde jedoch verschleiert. Aus diesem Grund kann der vorliegende Karolin keiner Münzstätte eindeutig zugewiesen werden. (electorate of the Palatinate, Charles Philip, 1716-1742. carolin of 1733, mint probably Heidelberg. Rare in this condition, about extremely fine. Carolins with the year 1733 were originally minted in Heidelberg. However, an imperial letter from 1736 was supposed to stop the issue of these low-fineness coins. On the instructions of the Elector, additional pieces bearing the year 1733 were secretly produced in Mannheim that same year. In addition, the elector of Cologne in Bonn claimed that carolins with this year had also been minted in Düsseldorf. However, the origin of the pieces was concealed. For this reason, the present carolin cannot be clearly assigned to any mint.)"

This type was struck 1733 and 1735; a different type (KM 44) is also known for 1733 with a slenderer bust. The carolin d'or contains the same amount of gold as a French louis d'or of 1726-86; as Pfalz is next door to France, the coincidence should not be surprising. The SCWC has moved this coin from Pfalz-Sulzbach to Kurpfalz. Half carolins and quarter carolins also exist.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 9.7 g, .770 fine gold, .240 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Fr-2029; KM 254 (formerly KM 45).

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, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • [1]Ponterio, Richard, and Kent Ponterio, Ponterio sale 152: The 2010 NYINC Auction, Irvine, CA: Bowers and Merena, 2009.
  • [2]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 406: Gold Coins | Coins and Medals from the Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. Löwenstein-Wertheim | German Coins after 1871, a. o. Patterns from the Coenen Collection, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2024.

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