Nassau 1840 gulden

from the Stacks Bowers 2018 ANA sale, lot 22624

Nassau in 1786

This specimen was lot 22624 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Philadelphia, August 2018), where it sold for $80. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Nassau. Gulden, 1840. PCGS Genuine--Cleaned, Unc Details Secure Holder. In 1866, the duchy was swallowed up by Prussia and the coinage ended, though one branch of the family now occupies the throne of the Netherlands. Flashy and attractive despite light hairlines over the surfaces. As a type, seldom appearing in American sales." This type was struck 1840-47, 1855 and is common.

Recorded mintage: 116,514.

Specification: 10.6 g, 0.900 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM-64; J-49.

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.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio and Chris Chatigny, The August 2018 Philadelphia ANA Auction: World Coins and Selections from the El Dorado Collection of Colombian Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2018.

Link to:

• 1839 pattern 3 kreuzer
• 1839 gulden
• 1840 double thaler
• 1844 gulden
• Coins and currency dated 1840
• return to coins of German States, Nassau