Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1832-CvC 10 thaler

Heritage sale 3094, lot 34695

This specimen was lot 34695 in Heritage sale 3094 (Chicago, August 2021), where it sold for $5,640. The catalog description^[1] noted, "German States: Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. Wilhelm gold 10 Taler 1832-CvC AU58 NGC, From SS New York Shipwreck. Bordering on Mint State preservation and graced with an abundance of lustrous reflectivity that fills the fields against fully rendered motifs. NGC notes that only a single example has been certified finer by their service. From the Long Island Collection." This type was issued in small quantities 1831-34 along with a gold 2½ (KM 1125) and five thaler (KM 1126). The last ten thaler was struck in 1857. It was equal to the Prussian doppelter friedrichs d'or (Fr-2428).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 13.30 g, 0.900 fine gold.

Catalog reference: KM 1122.

Source:

• 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.
• 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.
• ^[1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano and Warren Tucker, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3096, featuring the Paramount Collection of World & Ancient Coins, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2021.

Link to:

• 1829 2½ thaler
• 1831 10 thaler
• Prussia 1831-A 2 friedrichs d'or
• 1832-CvC 24 mariengroschen
• 1832 2½ thaler
• 1834 10 thaler
• Coins and currency dated 1832