Wurttemberg 1818-W 10 kreuzer

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Künker sale 335, lot 4523
Künker Auction 440, lot 3568, "WÜRTTEMBERG" on obverse
Künker Auction 440, lot 3570

The first specimen was lot 4523 in Künker sale 335 (Osnabrück, Germany, March 2020), where it sold for €400 (about US$524 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"WÜRTTEMBERG, WÜRTTEMBERG, HERZOGTUM, SEIT 1806 KÖNIGREICH. Wilhelm I. 1816-1864. 10 Kreuzer 1818. Prachtexemplar. Feine Patina, fast Stempelglanz. (Germany, kingdom of Wurttemberg, William I, 1816-64, ten kreuzer of 1818. Cabinet piece, fine patina, about uncirculated.)"

The second specimen was lot 3568 in Künker sale 440 (Osnabrück, March 2026), where it sold for €2,200 (about US$3,027 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[2] noted,

"WÜRTTEMBERG, HERZOGTUM, SEIT 1806 KÖNIGREICH Wilhelm I., 1816-1864. 10 Kreuzer 1818. Stempelschneider Johann Ludwig Wagner. Mit WÜRTTEMBERG auf der Vorderseite. Sehr seltene Variante. Min. berieben, vorzüglich. Exemplar der Auktion Meister & Sonntag 10, Stuttgart 2010, Nr. 1383 und der Münzhandlung Sonntag 25, Stuttgart 2017, Nr. 1365. (kingdom of Württemberg, William I, 1816-64, ten kreuzer of 1818, with WÜRTTEMBERG on the obverse. Very rare variety, lightly polished, extremely fine.)"

The third specimen was lot 3570 in the same sale, where it sold for €850 (about US$1,169 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[2] noted,

"WÜRTTEMBERG, HERZOGTUM, SEIT 1806 KÖNIGREICH Wilhelm I., 1816-1864. 10 Kreuzer 1818. Stempelschneider Johann Ludwig Wagner. Mit später beginnender Vorderseitenumschrift und der Lorbeerkranz auf der Rückseite mit doppelten Früchten (44 Beeren). Sehr seltene Variante. Vorzüglich-Stempelglanz. Erworben im März 1992 aus dem Lager der Kreissparkasse Esslingen. (kingdom of Württemberg, William I, 1816-64, ten kreuzer of 1818, with a late-starting obverse inscription, and the laurel wreath on the reverse featuring 44 berries. Very rare variety, extremely fine to uncirculated.)"

This is the first ten kreuzer of the new king and is scarce despite the substantial mintage. The denomination was terminated in 1823.

Recorded mintage: 152,000.

Specification: 3.90 g, 0.500 fine silver, the first specimen 3.77 g, the second and third specimens 3,99 g.

Catalog reference: KM 531, AKS 92; J. 34. The second specimen is AKS 92 a; J. 34 a; Klein/Raff 55. The third specimen is AKS 92 b var.; J. 34 b var.; Klein/Raff 55 a var.

Source:

  • 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 Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Catalog 335: Bracteates from Upper Swabia and the area of the Lake Constance | Coins and Medals from Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. the Dr. Karl Walter Bach Collection of coins of the Austrian nobility, Special collections of Bavaria, Lubeck, Wurttemberg as well as siege coins from the Eberhard Link Collection. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2020.
  • [2]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Frühjahrs-Auktion 440: Württemberg Coin History | The Heinz-Falk Gaiser Collection, Part 3 | The Duchy, Electorate, and Kingdom of Württemberg (1797-1918), Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2026.

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