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This specimen was lot 3608 in Künker sale 264 (Osnabrück, June 2015), where it sold for €20,000 (about US$25,836 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''KÖNIGREICH Maximilian II. 1848-1864. Vereinskrone 1863. GOLD. Von größter Seltenheit. Nur sehr wenige Exemplare geprägt. Vorzüglich-Stempelglanz. Exemplar der Slg. Vogel, Teil 2,  Auktion Fritz Rudolf Künker 213, Osnabrück 2012, Nr. 4633.'' (kingdom of Bavaria, Maximilian II, 1848-64, gold union crown of 1863. Very rare, only a few struck, extremely fine to uncirculated. From Kunker sale 213, lot 4633.)"</blockquote> In 1856, the ducat was dropped in favor of this gold ''krone'' issued 1857-64. The ''krone'' was also minted by Austria (KM 2253), Saxony (KM 1197), Hannover ([[Hannover 1858-B krone|KM 232]]), Prussia ([[Prussia 1858-A krone Fr-2437|Fr-2437]]) and Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel ([[Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1859-B krone Fr-750|Fr-750]]) but does not seem to have been a success, as survivors are few. The ''krone'' was dropped in favor of the gold twenty mark after unification in 1871.
 
This specimen was lot 3608 in Künker sale 264 (Osnabrück, June 2015), where it sold for €20,000 (about US$25,836 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''KÖNIGREICH Maximilian II. 1848-1864. Vereinskrone 1863. GOLD. Von größter Seltenheit. Nur sehr wenige Exemplare geprägt. Vorzüglich-Stempelglanz. Exemplar der Slg. Vogel, Teil 2,  Auktion Fritz Rudolf Künker 213, Osnabrück 2012, Nr. 4633.'' (kingdom of Bavaria, Maximilian II, 1848-64, gold union crown of 1863. Very rare, only a few struck, extremely fine to uncirculated. From Kunker sale 213, lot 4633.)"</blockquote> In 1856, the ducat was dropped in favor of this gold ''krone'' issued 1857-64. The ''krone'' was also minted by Austria (KM 2253), Saxony (KM 1197), Hannover ([[Hannover 1858-B krone|KM 232]]), Prussia ([[Prussia 1858-A krone Fr-2437|Fr-2437]]) and Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel ([[Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1859-B krone Fr-750|Fr-750]]) but does not seem to have been a success, as survivors are few. The ''krone'' was dropped in favor of the gold twenty mark after unification in 1871.

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Künker sale 264, lot 3608

This specimen was lot 3608 in Künker sale 264 (Osnabrück, June 2015), where it sold for €20,000 (about US$25,836 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"KÖNIGREICH Maximilian II. 1848-1864. Vereinskrone 1863. GOLD. Von größter Seltenheit. Nur sehr wenige Exemplare geprägt. Vorzüglich-Stempelglanz. Exemplar der Slg. Vogel, Teil 2, Auktion Fritz Rudolf Künker 213, Osnabrück 2012, Nr. 4633. (kingdom of Bavaria, Maximilian II, 1848-64, gold union crown of 1863. Very rare, only a few struck, extremely fine to uncirculated. From Kunker sale 213, lot 4633.)"

In 1856, the ducat was dropped in favor of this gold krone issued 1857-64. The krone was also minted by Austria (KM 2253), Saxony (KM 1197), Hannover (KM 232), Prussia (Fr-2437) and Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel (Fr-750) but does not seem to have been a success, as survivors are few. The krone was dropped in favor of the gold twenty mark after unification in 1871.

Recorded mintage: unknown but very few.

Specification: 11.11 g, .916 fine gold, this specimen 11.11 g.

Catalog reference: Divo/S. 37; Fr-280; Schl. 126, KM 854 (formerly KM 470).

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • 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.
  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Catalog 264, Gold coins | Russian Coins and Medals | German Coins after 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2015.

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