Wurttemberg 1848 2 gulden Dav-957

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Künker Auction 441, lot 4633

This specimen was lot 4633 in Künker sale 441 (Osnabrück, March 2026), where it sold for €1,900 (about US$2,614 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"WÜRTTEMBERG, HERZOGTUM, SEIT 1806 KÖNIGREICH Wilhelm I., 1816-1864. Doppelgulden 1848. Prachtexemplar mit feiner Tönung. Stempelglanz. Aus der Sammlung Jürgen und Erika Schmidt, Bovenden. Exemplar der Auktion Münzhandlung Sonntag 28, Stuttgart 2018, Nr. 1763. (kingdom of Württemberg, William I, 1816-64, double gulden of 1848. Choice example with fine toning, uncirculated.)"

This type is listed for 1845-56 and all the dates are priced the same.

Recorded mintage: 336,000.

Specification: 21.21 g, 0.900 fine silver, 36 mm diameter, this specimen 21,18 g.

Catalog reference: KM 595, AKS 76; Dav-957; Kahnt 589; Thun 437.

Sources:

  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • Davenport, John S., European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Frühjahrs-Auktion 441: Orders and Decorations from the Estate of Wilhelm, Duke of Bavaria (1752–1837), among others | Coins and Medals from the Middle Ages and Modern times, particularly Denmark, Habsburg, Norway, and Saxony, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2026.

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