Wurttemberg 1823-LW 20 kreuzer
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This specimen was lot 4527 in Künker sale 335 (Osnabruck, Germany, March 2020), where it sold for €280 (about US$367 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"WÜRTTEMBERG, WÜRTTEMBERG, HERZOGTUM, SEIT 1806 KÖNIGREICH. Wilhelm I. 1816-1864. 20 Kreuzer 1823. Hübsche Patina, vorzüglich. (Germany, kingdom of Wurttemberg, William I, 1816-64, twenty kreuzer of 1823. Handsome patina, extremely fine.)"
This is the second issue of the twenty kreuzer for this king and the final release of this denomination. It is slightly more common than the prior issues but still seldom seen.
Recorded mintage: 33,000.
Specification: 6.68 g, 0.583 fine silver, this specimen 6.67 g.
Catalog reference: KM 546, AKS 89; J. 46.
- 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.
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