Hesse-Darmstadt 1835-HR 5 gulden Fr-1232

Sincona sale 18, lot 1415

This specimen was lot 1415 in Sincona sale 18 (Zürich, May 2014), where it sold for CHF 2,000 (about US$2,635 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"5 Gulden 1835. Darmstadt. Vorzüglich. (grand duchy of Hesse-Darmstadt, five gulden of 1835, extremely fine.)"

This type of 1835 and 1840-42 is scarce to rare. Hesse struck coinage to the unified empire standard after 1871.

Recorded mintage: 22,000 for 1835-42.

Specification: 3.42 g, .904 fine gold, .099 troy oz AGW, this specimen 3.39 g.

Catalog reference: D.S. 121. Schl. 450, Fr-1232; KM-301.

Source:

• 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.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Numismatic Coins, Medals & Banknotes: Auction 18, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2014.

Link to:

• Hesse-Cassel 1835 1/2 ducat Fr-1297
• 1836 kreuzer
• 1840 5 gulden
• 1842 10 gulden
• Coins and currency dated 1835
• return to coins of German States, Hesse-Darmstadt