Prussia 1867-B krone Fr-2441

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Künker sale 353, lot 4151

This specimen was lot 4151 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €7,500 (about US$10,438 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Wilhelm I. 1861-1888. Vereinskrone 1867, B. GOLD. R Vorzüglich. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, William I, 1861-88, union krone of 1867. Rare, extremely fine.)"

This type was struck 1861-70 at Berlin ("A") and Hannover ("B"). The krone was also minted by Austria, Saxony (KM 1197), Hannover (KM 232), Bavaria (Fr-280) and Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (Fr-750) but does not seem to have been a success, as survivors are few. The krone was dropped in favor of the gold twenty mark after unification in 1871.

Recorded mintage: 14,954.

Specification: 11.11 g, 0.900 fine gold, this specimen 11.10 g.

Catalog reference: KM 492, Divo/S. 173; Fr-2441; Schl. 645; Olding 436.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • 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]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Künker Auktion 353: Die Sammlung Axel Tesmer, Teil 2: Prägungen der Könige von Preussen von der Kroning 1701 bis zum Ende der Monarchie. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2021.

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