Wurttemberg 1841 1/2 gulden

Heritage sale 3076, lot 33940

This specimen was lot 33940 in Heritage sale 3076 (Long Beach, CA, September 2019), where it sold for $264. The catalog description^[1] noted, "German States: Württemberg. Wilhelm I 1/2 Gulden 1841 MS66 NGC. A remarkable grade for this almost universally heavily circulated type, hardly a reason to quibble visible even under magnification." This type was struck 1838-58. The denomination was retired in 1871 with the coming of unification.

Recorded mintage: 412,000.

Specification: 5.29 g, 0.900 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM 573.

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]Bierrenbach, Cristiano and Warren Tucker, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3076, featuring the Allen Moretti Swiss Collection and the James Mossman Collection of Canadian Coinage, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2019.

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