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[[Image:Wurttemberg K335-4532.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 335, lot 4532]]
 
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This specimen was lot 4532 in Künker sale 335 (Osnabrück, Germany, March 2020), where it sold for €1,000 (about US$1,309 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''WÜRTTEMBERG, WÜRTTEMBERG, HERZOGTUM, SEIT 1806 KÖNIGREICH. Wilhelm I. 1816-1864. Doppelgulden 1825. Ohne Signatur WAGNER F. auf der Vorderseite. R Sehr schön-vorzüglich.'' ([[Germany]], kingdom of [[German States, Wurttemberg|Wurttemberg]], William I, 1816-64, double gulden of 1825, without engraver's signature on obverse. Scarce, very fine to extremely fine.)"</blockquote> This is the first coin ever struck in Wurttemberg of this denomination. When the gulden was equal to two-thirds of a thaler, a double gulden was not needed. This rare type was struck with and without "WAGNER F" below the bust. This one is without.
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This specimen was lot 4532 in Künker sale 335 (Osnabrück, Germany, March 2020), where it sold for €1,000 (about US$1,309 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''WÜRTTEMBERG, WÜRTTEMBERG, HERZOGTUM, SEIT 1806 KÖNIGREICH. Wilhelm I. 1816-1864. Doppelgulden 1825. Ohne Signatur WAGNER F. auf der Vorderseite. R Sehr schön-vorzüglich.'' ([[Germany]], kingdom of [[German States, Wurttemberg|Württemberg]], William I, 1816-64, double gulden of 1825, without engraver's signature on obverse. Scarce, very fine to extremely fine.)"</blockquote> This is the first coin ever struck in Württemberg of this denomination. When the gulden was equal to two-thirds of a thaler, a double gulden was not needed. This rare type was struck with and without "WAGNER F" below the bust. This one is without.
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 9,934 (including KM 559).
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 9,934 (including KM 559).
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''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
 
''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
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* 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.
 
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
 
* Craig, William D., ''[[Germany|Germanic]] Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II,'' Mountain View, CA: 1954.
 
* Craig, William D., ''[[Germany|Germanic]] Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II,'' Mountain View, CA: 1954.
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* [[Wurttemberg 1824-W kreuzer|1824-W kreuzer]]
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* [[Wurttemberg 1824 3 kreuzer KM-540|1824 3 kreuzer]]
 
* [[Wurttemberg 1824-W 12 kreuzer|1824-W 12 kreuzer]]
 
* [[Wurttemberg 1824-W 12 kreuzer|1824-W 12 kreuzer]]
 
* [[Wurttemberg 1824-W gulden|1824-W gulden]]
 
* [[Wurttemberg 1824-W gulden|1824-W gulden]]
 
* [[Wurttemberg 1824-W 2 gulden Dav-951|1824-W double gulden]]
 
* [[Wurttemberg 1824-W 2 gulden Dav-951|1824-W double gulden]]
 
* [[Wurttemberg 1824-W 10 gulden Fr-3612|1824 10 gulden]]
 
* [[Wurttemberg 1824-W 10 gulden Fr-3612|1824 10 gulden]]
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* [[Wurttemberg 1825 3 kreuzer|1825 3 kreuzer]]
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* [[Wurttemberg 1825 6 kreuzer KM-544|1825 6 kreuzer, round arms]]
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* [[Wurttemberg 1825 12 kreuzer|1825 12 kreuzer]]
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* [[Wurttemberg 1825 24 kreuzer|1825 24 kreuzer]]
 
* [[Wurttemberg 1825-W gulden|1825-W gulden]]
 
* [[Wurttemberg 1825-W gulden|1825-W gulden]]
* [[Wurttemberg 1825 thaler Dav-954|1825 thaler]]
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* [[Wurttemberg 1825 thaler Dav-954|1825 kronenthaler]]
 
* [[Wurttemberg 1825-W 2 gulden Dav-953|1825-W double gulden, "WURTTEMBERG"]]
 
* [[Wurttemberg 1825-W 2 gulden Dav-953|1825-W double gulden, "WURTTEMBERG"]]
 
* [[Wurttemberg 1825-W 5 gulden Fr-3613|1825 5 gulden]]
 
* [[Wurttemberg 1825-W 5 gulden Fr-3613|1825 5 gulden]]
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* [[Wurttemberg 1826 3 kreuzer|1826 3 kreuzer]]
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* [[Wurttemberg 1826 thaler Dav-954|1826 thaler]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1825]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1825]]
  
 
[[Category: Silver thalers of Germany]][[Category:Selections from Kunker sale 335, 336]]
 
[[Category: Silver thalers of Germany]][[Category:Selections from Kunker sale 335, 336]]

Latest revision as of 11:11, 23 April 2026

Künker sale 335, lot 4532

This specimen was lot 4532 in Künker sale 335 (Osnabrück, Germany, March 2020), where it sold for €1,000 (about US$1,309 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"WÜRTTEMBERG, WÜRTTEMBERG, HERZOGTUM, SEIT 1806 KÖNIGREICH. Wilhelm I. 1816-1864. Doppelgulden 1825. Ohne Signatur WAGNER F. auf der Vorderseite. R Sehr schön-vorzüglich. (Germany, kingdom of Württemberg, William I, 1816-64, double gulden of 1825, without engraver's signature on obverse. Scarce, very fine to extremely fine.)"

This is the first coin ever struck in Württemberg of this denomination. When the gulden was equal to two-thirds of a thaler, a double gulden was not needed. This rare type was struck with and without "WAGNER F" below the bust. This one is without.

Recorded mintage: 9,934 (including KM 559).

Specification: 25.45 g, 0.750 fine silver, this specimen 25.24 g.

Catalog reference: KM 560, AKS 75 Anm.; Dav-952; Kahnt 582 a; Thun 432.

Source:

  • 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.
  • 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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