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[[Image:Wurttemberg 1810 kronenthaler UBS 85-455q00.jpg|550px|thumb|UBS sale 85, lot 446]]
 
[[Image:Wurttemberg 1810 kronenthaler UBS 85-455q00.jpg|550px|thumb|UBS sale 85, lot 446]]
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[[Image:K440-3531.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker Auction 440, lot 3531]]
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[[Image:K440-3532.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker Auction 440, lot 3532]]
  
This specimen was lot 446 in UBS sale 85 (Zürich, September 2010), where it sold for 850 CHF (about US$970 including buyer's fee). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''Württemberg, 1806 Königreich Friedrich II. (I.), 1797-1816. Kronentaler 1810. Schrötlingsf. Av. Sehr schön-gutes sehr schön.''" (Kingdom of Württemberg, Frederick II (1797-1816), kronenthaler of 1810. Very fine to good very fine.)</blockquote> This type was struck 1810 in several varieties, all of which are rare. Later ''vereinsthaler'' from the 1850's are much more available.
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The first specimen was lot 446 in UBS sale 85 (Zürich, September 2010), where it sold for 850 CHF (about US$970 including buyer's fee). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''Württemberg, 1806 Königreich Friedrich II. (I.), 1797-1816. Kronentaler 1810. Schrötlingsf. Av. Sehr schön-gutes sehr schön.''" (Kingdom of Württemberg, Frederick II (1797-1816), kronenthaler of 1810. Very fine to good very fine.)</blockquote> The second specimen was lot 3531 in Künker sale 440 (Osnabrück, March 2026), where it sold for €1,700 (about US$2,339 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[2]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''WÜRTTEMBERG, HERZOGTUM, SEIT 1806 KÖNIGREICH Friedrich II. (I.), 1797-1806-1816. Kronentaler 1810. Stempelschneider Johann Ludwig Wagner. Mit Randschrift: KOENIGL : WURTTEMB : KRONENTHALER · * * ·. Fast vorzüglich. Exemplar der Auktion Gerhard Hirsch Nachf. 256, München 2008, Nr. 1663.'' (kingdom of Wurttemberg, Frederick I, 1806-16, crown thaler of 1810, with edge lettering. About extremely fine.)"</blockquote> The third specimen was lot 3532 in the same sale, where it sold for €900 (about US$1,238 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[2]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''WÜRTTEMBERG, HERZOGTUM, SEIT 1806 KÖNIGREICH Friedrich II. (I.), 1797-1806-1816. Kronentaler 1810. Stempelschneider Johann Ludwig Wagner. Mit gedrungenem Kopfbild. Mit Randschrift: KOENIGL : WURTTEMB : KRONENTHALER · * * ·. Leicht justiert, kl. Schrötlingsfehler, sehr schön-vorzüglich. Exemplar der Slg. Schlossberger, Auktion Gerhard Hirsch Nachf. 181, München 1994, Nr. 2400.'' (kingdom of Wurttemberg, Frederick I, 1806-16, crown thaler of 1810, with a stocky head profile and edge lettering. Lightly adjusted, small planchet defects, very fine to extremely fine.)"</blockquote> This type was struck 1810 in several varieties, all of which are rare. Later ''vereinsthaler'' from the 1850's are much more available.
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown but few.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown but few.
  
''Specification:'' 29.49 g, 0.868 fine silver, this specimen 29,45 g.
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''Specification:'' 29.49 g, 0.868 fine silver, lettered edge, the first, second and third specimens are 29,45 g.
  
''Catalog reference:'' Kahnt 575, Thun 424, Klein/Raff 29.3, KM 515, [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-943]].  
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''Catalog reference:'' Kahnt 575, Thun 424, Klein/Raff 29.3, KM 515, [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-943]]. The second specimen is AKS 33; Kahnt 574; Klein/Raff 29; Thun 423. The third specimen is AKS 33 a; Kahnt 574 b; Klein/Raff 29.1; Thun 423 Anm.  
  
 
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* Craig, William D., ''[[Germany|Germanic]] Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II,'' Mountain View, CA: 1954.
 
* Craig, William D., ''[[Germany|Germanic]] Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II,'' Mountain View, CA: 1954.
 
* <sup>[1]</sup>''UBS Auction 85: Gold and Silver Coins,'' Zürich: UBS AG, 2010.
 
* <sup>[1]</sup>''UBS Auction 85: Gold and Silver Coins,'' Zürich: UBS AG, 2010.
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* <sup>[2]</sup>Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, ''Frühjahrs-Auktion 440: Württemberg Coin History | The Heinz-Falk Gaiser Collection, Part 3 | The Duchy, Electorate, and Kingdom of Württemberg (1797-1918),'' Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2026.
  
 
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* return to coins of [[German States, Wurttemberg]]
 
* return to coins of [[German States, Wurttemberg]]
  
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[[Category:Silver thalers of Germany]][[Category:Selections from UBS sale 85]][[Category:Selections from Kunker sale 439, 440, 441]]

Revision as of 08:32, 20 April 2026

UBS sale 85, lot 446
Künker Auction 440, lot 3531
Künker Auction 440, lot 3532

The first specimen was lot 446 in UBS sale 85 (Zürich, September 2010), where it sold for 850 CHF (about US$970 including buyer's fee). The catalog description[1] noted,

"Württemberg, 1806 Königreich Friedrich II. (I.), 1797-1816. Kronentaler 1810. Schrötlingsf. Av. Sehr schön-gutes sehr schön." (Kingdom of Württemberg, Frederick II (1797-1816), kronenthaler of 1810. Very fine to good very fine.)

The second specimen was lot 3531 in Künker sale 440 (Osnabrück, March 2026), where it sold for €1,700 (about US$2,339 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[2] noted,

"WÜRTTEMBERG, HERZOGTUM, SEIT 1806 KÖNIGREICH Friedrich II. (I.), 1797-1806-1816. Kronentaler 1810. Stempelschneider Johann Ludwig Wagner. Mit Randschrift: KOENIGL : WURTTEMB : KRONENTHALER · * * ·. Fast vorzüglich. Exemplar der Auktion Gerhard Hirsch Nachf. 256, München 2008, Nr. 1663. (kingdom of Wurttemberg, Frederick I, 1806-16, crown thaler of 1810, with edge lettering. About extremely fine.)"

The third specimen was lot 3532 in the same sale, where it sold for €900 (about US$1,238 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[2] noted,

"WÜRTTEMBERG, HERZOGTUM, SEIT 1806 KÖNIGREICH Friedrich II. (I.), 1797-1806-1816. Kronentaler 1810. Stempelschneider Johann Ludwig Wagner. Mit gedrungenem Kopfbild. Mit Randschrift: KOENIGL : WURTTEMB : KRONENTHALER · * * ·. Leicht justiert, kl. Schrötlingsfehler, sehr schön-vorzüglich. Exemplar der Slg. Schlossberger, Auktion Gerhard Hirsch Nachf. 181, München 1994, Nr. 2400. (kingdom of Wurttemberg, Frederick I, 1806-16, crown thaler of 1810, with a stocky head profile and edge lettering. Lightly adjusted, small planchet defects, very fine to extremely fine.)"

This type was struck 1810 in several varieties, all of which are rare. Later vereinsthaler from the 1850's are much more available.

Recorded mintage: unknown but few.

Specification: 29.49 g, 0.868 fine silver, lettered edge, the first, second and third specimens are 29,45 g.

Catalog reference: Kahnt 575, Thun 424, Klein/Raff 29.3, KM 515, Dav-943. The second specimen is AKS 33; Kahnt 574; Klein/Raff 29; Thun 423. The third specimen is AKS 33 a; Kahnt 574 b; Klein/Raff 29.1; Thun 423 Anm.

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]UBS Auction 85: Gold and Silver Coins, Zürich: UBS AG, 2010.
  • [2]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Frühjahrs-Auktion 440: Württemberg Coin History | The Heinz-Falk Gaiser Collection, Part 3 | The Duchy, Electorate, and Kingdom of Württemberg (1797-1918), Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2026.

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