Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1801-MC 10 thaler

Heritage sale 3037, lot 29488

This specimen was lot 29488 in Heritage sale 3037 (New York, January 2015), where it sold for $2,232.50. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel. Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand gold 10 Taler 1801-MC AU55 NGC. Attractive, with lightly toned, golden surfaces that display highly appealing design elements. Slightly porous from being underwater, but still pleasing nonetheless. A nice piece with an interesting historical background, recovered from the S. S. New York." This type was issued in small quantities 1794-1806 along with a gold 2½ (KM 1032) and five thaler (KM 1025). The last ten thaler was struck in 1857.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 13.30 g, 0.900 fine gold.

Catalog reference: KM 1041, Fr-725.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and Scott Cordry, Heritage Signature Auction 3037, featuring the Empire, the Santa Catarina, the Law and the Santa Maria Collections, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2014.
• Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.

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• 1801 5 thaler
• 1802-MC 24 mariengroschen
• 1803 5 thaler
• 1818 10 thaler
• Coins and currency dated 1801
• return to coins of German States, Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel