Baden-Durlach 1735 30 kreuzer

Sincona sale 66, lot 1116

This specimen was lot 1116 in Sincona sale 66 (Zürich, October 2020), where it sold for 200 CHF (about US$263 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"DEUTSCHLAND | Baden-Durlach, Markgrafschaft. Karl Wilhelm, 1709-1738. 30 Kreuzer 1735, Durlach. Walzenprägung. Sehr schön. (Germany, margraviate of Baden-Durlach, Charles William, 1709-38, thirty kreuzer of 1735, Durlach mint, roller dies. Very fine.)"

This type was struck 1733-36 and was the only issue of the denomination. Half gulden were minted 1838-69. At this time, Baden, in the southwest of Germany, was a minor state subject to frequent French invasions and issued little coinage.

Recorded mintage: 446,000.

Specification: silver, this specimen 6.23 g.

Catalog reference: KM 69, Wielandt 643 a.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
• ^[1]Jürg Richter, Auction 66, Gold and Silver Coins and Medals, featuring the Claude Stritt Collection, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2020.

Link to:

• Brandenburg-Bayreuth 1735 30 kreuzer
• 1738-H ducat, homage of Badenweiler
• 1738-H ducat, homage of Baden-Hachberg
• Baden 1740-H 60 kreuzer = gulden
• Coins and currency dated 1735