Wurttemberg 1844 gulden KM-593
This specimen was lot 4540 in Künker sale 335 (Osnabruck, Germany, March 2020), where it sold for €1,400 (about US$1,832 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"WÜRTTEMBERG, WÜRTTEMBERG, HERZOGTUM, SEIT 1806 KÖNIGREICH. Wilhelm I. 1816-1864. Gulden 1844. Besuch der Münzstätte Stuttgart. RR Hübsche Patina, vorzüglich. (Germany, kingdom of Wurttemberg, William I, 1816-64, gulden of 1844, mint visit. Rare, handsome patina, extremely fine.)"
This type was struck in 1844 on the occasion of the king's visit to the new mint. A regular gulden (KM 574) was also struck in 1844 and is common.
Recorded mintage: unknown but rare.
Specification: 10.60 g, 0.900 fine silver, this specimen 10.61 g.
Catalog reference: KM 593, AKS 124; J. 76.
- 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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