Wurttemberg 1818 1/2 kreuzer
This specimen was lot 3426 in Stephen Album sale 38 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2020), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "WÜRTTEMBERG: Wilhelm I, 1816-1864, BI ½ kreuzer, 1818, one-year type, Fine to VF, R." The second specimen was lot 3581 in Künker sale 440 (Osnabrück, March 2026), where it sold for €260 (about US$358 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[2] noted,
"WÜRTTEMBERG, HERZOGTUM, SEIT 1806 KÖNIGREICH Wilhelm I., 1816-1864. 1/2 Kreuzer 1818. Fast vorzüglich. Exemplar der Auktion Münzhandlung Sonntag 18, Stuttgart 2013, Nr. 1435 (aus der Slg. Otto Kehrer, Ludwigsburg). (kingdom of Württemberg, William I, 1816-64, half kreuzer of 1818. About extremely fine.)"
This one year type is rather scarce like many Württemberger minors. It accompanied a one kreuzer (KM 529), three kreuzer (KM 530), six kreuzer (KM 524), ten kreuzer (KM 531) and twenty kreuzer (KM 532).
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: billon, the second specimen 0,57 g.
Catalog reference: KM-528, AKS 113; J. 28; Klein/Raff 59.1.
- 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]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 38, featuring the Dabestani Collection of Persian Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 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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