Baden 1850 gulden

Ponterio sale 168, lot 50430

photo courtesy Stack's-Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 50430 in Ponterio sale 168 (Philadelphia, August 2012), where it sold for $390. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Baden. Gulden, 1850. PCGS MS-64. Lightly toned. Prooflike." Despite the miniscule mintage, the SCWC lists this date as common. The type is noted for 1845-52. After unification in 1871, this denomination was replaced by the two mark.

Recorded mintage: 8,652.

Specification: 10.60 g, .900 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM-219.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 168: The Official ANA Auction, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2012.

Link to:

• 1848 ducat
• 1851 double gulden
• 1852 gulden, for the mines
• 1852 double thaler
• 1862 half gulden
• Coins and currency dated 1850
• return to coins of Baden