Prussia 1868-A krone Fr-2439

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Künker sale 352, lot 1848

This specimen was lot 1848 in Künker sale 352 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €11,000 (about US$15,309 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Wilhelm I. 1861-1888. Vereinskrone 1868, A. GOLD. Prachtexemplar. Fast Stempelglanz. Erworben 1954 bei der Firma Grabow, Berlin. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, William I, 1861-88, union crown of 1868. Choice example, about Uncirculated. Bought from Grabow in Berlin.)"

In 1855, the friedrichs d'or was dropped in favor of the gold krone. 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. This krone was struck 1861-70.

Recorded mintage: 97,364, the highest mintage date.

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

Catalog reference: KM 492, Divo/S. 172; Fr-2439; Schl. 642; Olding 434.

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, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Künker Auktion 352: Die Sammlung Hermann Schwarz: Faszination des gepragten Goldes. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2021.

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