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[[Image:K352-1985.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 352, lot 1985]] | [[Image:K352-1985.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 352, lot 1985]] | ||
| − | The first specimen was lot 40125 in Ponterio sale 168 (Philadelphia, August 2012), where it sold for $2,585. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Germany|GERMANY]]. Nassau-Weilburg-Usingen. Ducat, 1809. NGC MS-62. Demarete Collection." The second specimen was lot 1985 in Künker sale 352 ( | + | The first specimen was lot 40125 in Ponterio sale 168 (Philadelphia, August 2012), where it sold for $2,585. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Germany|GERMANY]]. Nassau-Weilburg-Usingen. Ducat, 1809. NGC MS-62. Demarete Collection." The second specimen was lot 1985 in Künker sale 352 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €3,000 (about US$4,175 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[2]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''NASSAU, HERZOGTUM, Friedrich August zu Usingen, 1803-1816 und Friedrich Wilhelm zu Weilburg, 1806-1816. Dukat 1809. GOLD. Prachtexemplar. Fast Stempelglanz.'' ([[Germany]], duchy of Nassau, joint coinage of Frederick Augustus of Usingen, 1803-16, and Frederick William of Weilburg, 1806-16, ducat of 1809. Choice example, about extremely fine.)"</blockquote> Nassau-Weilburg and Nassau-Usingen were merged in 1816. The coinage ended when Nassau was annexed by Prussia in 1866. This rare type was a joint issue. |
''Recorded mintage:'' 3,543. | ''Recorded mintage:'' 3,543. | ||
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* [[Nassau-Weilburg 1750-ICS EC 2/3 thaler]] | * [[Nassau-Weilburg 1750-ICS EC 2/3 thaler]] | ||
* [[Nassau-Weilburg 1809-L 20 kreuzer|1809 20 kreuzer]] | * [[Nassau-Weilburg 1809-L 20 kreuzer|1809 20 kreuzer]] | ||
| + | * [[Nassau-Weilburg 1809 1/2 thaler|1809 half thaler]] | ||
* [[Nassau-Weilburg 1809-L thaler Dav-734|1809-L thaler]] | * [[Nassau-Weilburg 1809-L thaler Dav-734|1809-L thaler]] | ||
* [[Nassau-Usingen 1809-L thaler Dav-737]] | * [[Nassau-Usingen 1809-L thaler Dav-737]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:49, 18 September 2025
The first specimen was lot 40125 in Ponterio sale 168 (Philadelphia, August 2012), where it sold for $2,585. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Nassau-Weilburg-Usingen. Ducat, 1809. NGC MS-62. Demarete Collection." The second specimen was lot 1985 in Künker sale 352 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €3,000 (about US$4,175 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[2] noted,
"NASSAU, HERZOGTUM, Friedrich August zu Usingen, 1803-1816 und Friedrich Wilhelm zu Weilburg, 1806-1816. Dukat 1809. GOLD. Prachtexemplar. Fast Stempelglanz. (Germany, duchy of Nassau, joint coinage of Frederick Augustus of Usingen, 1803-16, and Frederick William of Weilburg, 1806-16, ducat of 1809. Choice example, about extremely fine.)"
Nassau-Weilburg and Nassau-Usingen were merged in 1816. The coinage ended when Nassau was annexed by Prussia in 1866. This rare type was a joint issue.
Recorded mintage: 3,543.
Specification: 3.5 g, 0.986 fine gold, .110 troy oz AGW, the second specimen 3.50 g.
Catalog reference: KM 29, Divo/S. 148; Fr-1789; Schl. 513; Jaeger-64.
- 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.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 168: The Official ANA Auction, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2012.
- [2]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Künker Auktion 352: Die Sammlung Hermann Schwarz: Faszination des gepragten Goldes. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2021.
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