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This specimen was lot 1415 in Sincona sale 18 (Zurich, May 2014), where it sold for CHF 2,000 (about US$2,635 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''5 Gulden 1835. Darmstadt. Vorzüglich.'' (grand duchy of Hesse-Darmstadt, five gulden of 1835, extremely fine.)"</blockquote> This type of 1835 and 1840-42 is scarce to rare. Hesse struck coinage to the unified empire standard after 1871.  
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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<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''5 Gulden 1835. Darmstadt. Vorzüglich.'' (grand duchy of Hesse-Darmstadt, five gulden of 1835, extremely fine.)"</blockquote> 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.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 22,000 for 1835-42.

Revision as of 14:06, 10 June 2025

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, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2014.

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