Prussia 1858-A krone Fr-2437
This specimen was lot 3642 in Künker sale 264 (Osnabrück, June 2015), where it sold for €8,000 (about US$10,335 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH Friedrich Wilhelm IV. 1840-1861. Vereinskrone 1858, A. GOLD. Sehr selten in dieser Erhaltung. Polierte Platte, leicht berieben. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick William IV, 1840-61, gold union crown of 1858. Very rare in this quality, proof, lightly hairlined.)"
In 1855, the friedrichs d'or was dropped in favor of this gold krone issued 1858-60. The krone was also minted by Saxony (KM 1197), Hannover (KM 232), Bavaria (Fr-280) and Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel (Fr-750) but does not seem to have been a success, as survivors are few. The krone was dropped in favor of the gold twenty mark after unification in 1871.
Recorded mintage: 6,320.
Specification: 11.11 g, .916 fine gold, this specimen 11.12 g.
Catalog reference: Divo/S. 170; Fr-2437; Schl. 632; Old. 361, KM 476.
- 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.
- 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.
- [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Catalog 264, Gold coins | Russian Coins and Medals | German Coins after 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2015.
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