Here's an excerpt from the press release for the Künker Summer Auction Sales 337-338, with images of some pieces that caught my eye. See the complete sale online for more. -Editor
Coins and Medals from Schleswig-Holstein: The Boyksen Collection
Lot 240
No. 32: Schleswig-Holstein. Frederick I, Danish king, 1490-1523-1533. Taler 1522, Husum. So-called Husum taler. Extremely rare. Very fine to extremely fine. Estimate: 50,000 euros
No. 124: Holstein-Gottorp. Johann Adolf, 1590-1616, as bishop of Lübeck. Portugaleser (10 ducats) n.d., Eutin. Extremely rare. About extremely fine. Estimate: 150,000 euros
No. 200: Holstein-Sonderburg. John the Younger, 1564-1622. Double reichstaler 1622, Reinfeld, commemorating John's death. Very rare. Very fine. Estimate: 15,000 euros
No. 240: Holstein-Schauenburg. Adolf XIII, 1581-1601. Broad triple reichstaler 1592, Altona. Extremely rare. Very fine to extremely fine. Estimate: 60,000 euros
No. 272: Holstein-Schauenburg. Justus Hermann, 1622-1635. Off-metal strike in gold of 4 ducats from the dies of the reichstaler from 1624. 2nd known specimen. Very fine. Estimate: 75,000 euros
Coins and Medals of the Counts and Princes of the House of Lippe
Lot 334
No. 311: Lippe. Simon V, 1511-1536. Guldengroschen (taler) 1628, Lippstadt. So-called Köterberg taler. The only specimen on the market. Extremely fine. Estimate: 100,000 euros
No. 334: Lippe. Simon Henry, 1666-1697. Reichstaler 1672, Detmold. Extremely rare. Extremely fine +. Estimate: 30,000 euros
No. 337: Lippe. Simon Henry, 1666-1697. 5 ducats made with the dies of the ducat of 1673, Detmold. Extremely rare. Very fine +. Estimate: 40,000 euros
Mining and Yield Issues from the Dr. Werner Oschmann Collection
Lot 3400
No. 1138: Henneberg. Reichstaler 1698, Ilmenau. Yield from the mine of Ilmenau. Very rare in this quality. Almost FDC. Estimate: 2,500 euros
No. 1499: Saxony. Xavier, 1763-1768. Conventionsthaler 1765, Dresden. Award medal of the Freiberg mining academy. Rare. About extremely fine. Estimate: 2,000 euros
No. 1533: Saxony. Frederick Augustus II, 1836-1854. Vereinsdoppelthaler 1841 G. Diligence medal of the Freiberg mining academy. Only 200 specimens minted. Almost FDC. Estimate: 3,000 euros
No. 3400: Bavaria. Maximilian II, 1848-1864. Ducat 1850, made of Rhine river gold. Only ca. 500 specimens minted. Extremely fine. Estimate: 2,000 euros
Coins and Medals from the German States
Lot 1332
No. 753: Brunswick / City. Double reichstaler 1624. 2nd known specimen. Very fine +. Estimate: 30,000 euros
No. 1270: Lübeck / City. Reichstaler (32 schillings) 1712. Very rare. Very fine to extremely fine. Estimate: 35,000 euros
No. 1332: Paderborn / Diocese. Franz Arnold von Wolff-Metternich zur Gracht, 1704-1718. Reichstaler 1716, Neuhaus. Extremely rare. Extremely fine to FDC. Estimate: 30,000 euros
Special Collection Bavaria
Lot 3380
No. 475: Bavaria. Maximilian II Emanuel, 1679-1726. 1/2 reichstaler 1694, Munich. Very rare. Extremely fine. Estimate: 2,500 euros
No. 511: Bavaria. Charles Theodore, 1777-1799. Silver medal by A. Schäffer commemorating his predecessor, the deceased Elector Maximilian III Joseph. Very rare. About extremely fine. Estimate: 3,000 euros
No. 638: Bavaria. Ludwig I, 1825-1848. Vereinsdoppelthaler 1848. Handing over the reign to his son Maximilian. The rarest of Bavaria's "geschichtstaler" (commemorative coins of Ludwig I). Extremely fine +. Estimate: 1,500 euros
No. 3380: Bavaria. Charles Albert, 1726-1745. 10 ducats 1739, Munich. Extremely rare. Extremely fine to FDC. Estimate: 60,000 euros
Gold Coins and Medals from the German States
Lot 3431
No. 3431: Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. Charles II, 1815-1830. Independent reign, 1823-1830. Ducat 1825. Yield of the mines in the Harz. Only 530 specimens minted. Almost FDC. Estimate: 10,000 euros
No. 3447: Wroclaw / City. Oval gold medal 1618, unsigned, commemorating champion marksman ("Vogelkönig") Nikolaus Haunoldt, councillor of Breslau (+1622). Very rare. Extremely fine. Estimate: 10,000 euros
No. 3476: Hatzfeld. Sebastian I von Hatzfeld-Wildenburg-Krottdorf, 1569-1630. Ducat 1597 (minted in 1666), Nuremberg. Extremely rare. Extremely fine. Estimate: 15,000 euros
No. 3506: Mecklenburg-Schwerin. Frederick Franz I, 1785-1837. 2 talers (gold) 1830, Schwerin. Extremely rare. Almost FDC. Estimate: 25,000 euros
German Coins After 1871
Lot 4378
No. 4033: Hesse. Ludwig III, 1848-1877. 2 marks 1876. Proof. Estimate: 25,000 euros
No. 4242: Mecklenburg-Strelitz. Frederick William, 1860-1904. 10 marks 1873. Very rare. About extremely fine. Estimate: 30,000 euros
No. 4378: Bavaria. Ludwig III, 1913-1918. Pattern of 20 marks 1914 D, with edge inscription GOTT MIT UNS ("God with us") and arabesques of the usual 20 mark pieces. Gold. With round O. Extremely rare. FDC. Estimate: 15,000 euros
World Issues
Lot 1952
No. 3272: Holy Roman Empire. Joseph II, 1765-1790. 4 ducats 1786 A. Extremely rare. Only few specimens minted. Extremely fine. Estimate: 40,000 euros
No. 3018: France. Philip IV le Bel, 1285-1314. Masse d'or n.d. (1296). Very rare. Very fine to extremely fine. Estimate: 10,000 euros
No. 3032: France. Louis XIII, 1610-1643. Huit louis d'or à la tête laurée 1640, Paris. Extremely rare. Very fine. Estimate: 100,000 euros
No. 1952: France. 5 francs 1848. Pattern in silver by Gayrard. Extremely rare. Extremely fine to FDC. Estimate: 3,500 euros
No. 3082: Great Britain. Charles I, 1625-1649. Triple Unite 1642, Oxford. Very rare. About extremely fine. Estimate: 50,000 euros
Russian Coins and Medals: The Collection of a "Lawyer from the North"
Lot 4583
No. 4583: Russia. Elizabeth, 1741-1761. Rouble 1757, Saint Petersburg. Portrait by J. Dassier. Very rare. Very fine to extremely fine. Estimate: 25,000 euros
No. 4640: Russia. Paul I, 1796-1801. Gold medal weighing 10 ducats n.d. (1797) by C. Leberecht commemorating Paul's coronation in Moscow. Extremely rare. Extremely fine. Estimate: 50,000 euros
No. 4704: Russia. Nicholas I, 1825-1855. 1 1/2 roubles (10 zlotychs) 1836 (minted 1836/7), Saint Petersburg. Family rouble. Only 150 specimens minted. Extremely fine to FDC. Estimate: 30,000 euros
No. 4737: Russia. Alexander II, 1855-1881. Rouble 1859, Saint Petersburg. Very rare. Proof. Estimate: 20,000 euros
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