Baden 1851 ducat Fr-154

Künker sale 386, lot 6051

This specimen was lot 6051 in Künker sale 386 (Osnabrück, March 2023), where it sold for €1,100 (about US$1,422 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"BADEN-DURLACH, MARKGRAFSCHAFT, SEIT 1803 KURFÜRST, Karl Leopold Friedrich, 1830-1852. Dukat 1851. Rheingold. GOLD. Nur 1.280 Exemplare geprägt. Leicht gewellt, kl. Kratzer, etwas berieben, sehr schön. (grand duchy of Baden, Charles Leopold Frederick, 1830-52, ducat of 1851, made from Rhine river gold. Only 1,280 struck, slightly wavy, light hairlines, has been cleaned, very fine.)"

This type was struck 1847-52; all dates are rare.

Recorded mintage: 1,280.

Specification: 3.66 g, 0.938 fine gold, this specimen 3,66 g.

Catalog reference: KM 223.1, Divo/S. 10; Fr-154; Schl. 39.

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]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 386: Brakteaten | Mainz | Bibliothek Prof. Dr. Niklot Klüßendorf | Mittelalter und Neuzeit | Goldprägungen | Deutsche Münzen ab 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2023.

Link to:

• 1848 3 kreuzer
• 1848 ducat, Rhine gold
• 1850 gulden
• 1851 double gulden
• 1852 gulden, for the mines
• 1852 double gulden
• 1852 double thaler
• 1852 ducat, Rhine gold
• Coins and currency dated 1851