92Friedrich August II.
Reichstaler 1740, Dresden.
Selten, besonders in dieser Erhaltung.
Sehr attraktives Exemplar.
Vorzüglich.
ESTIMATE: 2.000 EUR

293Maximilian I.
Doppelter Schauguldiner 1509, Hall.
Sehr selten, besonders in dieser Erhaltung.
Vorzüglich.
ESTIMATE: 10.000 EUR

2116Charlotte.
20 Francs 1946, Brüssel.
Nur 25 Exemplare geprägt.
Polierte Platte. Probe in Gold.
NGC PF 63 Ultra Cameo (Top Pop).
ESTIMATE: 5.000 EUR

2292Ferdinand II.
20 Dukaten 1622, Klagenfurt.
Von allergrößter Seltenheit und
großer numismatischer Bedeutung.
ESTIMATE: 100.000 EUR

2357Joseph II.
4 Dukaten 1786 A, Wien.
Von großer Seltenheit.
Feine Goldtönung, vorzüglich.
ESTIMATE: 10.000 EUR

2444Maximilian I.
2 Dukaten 1618 München.
Attraktives Exemplar mit feiner Goldtönung.
Vorzüglich.
ESTIMATE: 2.500 EUR

2565Stadt Hamburg.
Privatportugalöser zu 10 Dukaten o. J. (1679).
Sehr selten. Prachtexemplar von polierten Stempeln.
Vorzüglich-Stempelglanz.
NGC MS 61 PL.
ESTIMATE: 20.000 EUR

2653Ruprecht II.
Goldgulden o. J. (1395-1397), Amberg.
Von allergrößter Seltenheit.
2. bekanntes Exemplar.
Sehr schön-vorzüglich/sehr schön.
ESTIMATE: 5.000 EUR

2666Karl X. Gustav.
2 Dukaten 1658, Stettin.
Von großer Seltenheit.
Fast vorzüglich.
ESTIMATE: 10.000 EUR

3203Ernst II.
20 Mark 1872.
Das wohl am besten erhaltene Exemplar.
Erstabschlag, Stempelglanz.
NGC MS 67 (Top Pop).
ESTIMATE: 100.000 EUR

People and markets

How do you organise an exhibition?

As part of their degree course, students from the Institute of Numismatics and Monetary History in Vienna organised an exhibition for the Mödling Museum Association. Andrea Pancheri explains.
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Coin of the Year 2026

As in 2025, the Austrian Mint won three awards, as did the Monnaie de Paris, whilst Ukraine once again dominated the ‘Most Inspirational’ category. The best coin came from China.
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How do you organise an exhibition?

As part of their degree course, students from the Institute of Numismatics and Monetary History in Vienna organised an exhibition for the Mödling Museum Association. Andrea Pancheri explains.
read more at our partner SIXBID

Coin of the Year 2026

As in 2025, the Austrian Mint won three awards, as did the Monnaie de Paris, whilst Ukraine once again dominated the ‘Most Inspirational’ category. The best coin came from China.
read more at our partner SIXBID







Come to think of it

Contemporary coins: a reflection of our times

To what extent do contemporary coins reflect our times and our sensibilities? Ursula Kampmann illustrates this using CIT’s ‘Scottish Highlands’ coin.
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What Is the Value of a Coin?

Ursula Kampmann presents a few extreme examples—all of which were auctioned in June 2026—and analyzes the values.
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Contemporary coins: a reflection of our times

To what extent do contemporary coins reflect our times and our sensibilities? Ursula Kampmann illustrates this using CIT’s ‘Scottish Highlands’ coin.
read more at our partner SIXBID

What Is the Value of a Coin?

Ursula Kampmann presents a few extreme examples—all of which were auctioned in June 2026—and analyzes the values.
read more at our partner SIXBID

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Coins, Medals and more

The Carl Ludwig House on the Raxalpe and tourism in Austria

On 22 September 2026, Künker will auction a ‘Raxalpentaler’ from the Wenzel collection. Only 100 specimens of this coin are said to have been minted, making this piece one of the rarest Austrian commemorative coins. But is it actually a commemorative coin?
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The finest specimen of the rarest gold coin from the German Empire

On 23 September 2026, Künker auctions Ernst II’s 20-mark coin from a physicist’s collection—the German Empire’s rarest gold coin, limited to 1,000 pieces. NGC knows no finer specimen.
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Archive

Silver for Württemberg

In the early modern period, much of the Black Forest, an idyllic mountain range in southwestern Germany, was a booming industrial center. A major part of the silver used to mint Württemberg coins came from this region. The Heinz-Falk Gaiser Collection, on offer at Künker on 23 September 2024, includes many coins made from Black Forest silver.

Fascinating Change: The 50 State Quarters of the USA – a Milestone

By means of the 50 State Quarters, the US Mint succeeded in rekindling the people’s love of coins and bringing it to the next generation. What was so special about this series? Let’s look back.

Maria Theresa and Her Persecution of Jews

On 18 December 1744, Maria Theresa adopted a decree that expelled 40,000 Bohemian Jews from their homeland. A medal testifies to the fact that she had to revoke the decree due to financial and diplomatic pressure. The time of Jewish persecution was over for the time being – that is, until the genocide of the Jews in the 20th century.

Some of the protagonists of the 30 Years' War depicted on coins. Coin photos: Künker (see further illustrations of the article). Background: copper engraving of the second battle of Breitenfeld on October 23, 1642, detail.

The Protagonists of the Thirty Years’ War: A Slightly Different Preview of Künker’s Auction 410

On 23 September 2024 Künker will auction off a breathtaking collection including many multiple gold coins, multiple talers and rare medals relating to the Thirty Years’ War. We present the most beautiful pieces, and explain why the men depicted on these issues took part in the Thirty Years’ War.

On the road

Boston Is Getting a Museum of American Finance

Boston is opening a new Museum of American Finance: Discover rare banknotes, U.S. financial history, and interactive exhibits exploring the world of money.
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Japan Mint: Hiroshima Branch

The Japan Mint doesn’t just produce beautiful circulation coins. It also manages the entire production process in-house, from the blank to the finished coin. This makes Japan one of the few countries that are completely self-sufficient when it comes to its circulation coins. We visited the branch of the Japan Mint in Hiroshima.
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Boston Is Getting a Museum of American Finance

Boston is opening a new Museum of American Finance: Discover rare banknotes, U.S. financial history, and interactive exhibits exploring the world of money.
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Good to know

How do commemorative coins differ from collector coins?

For a long time, I thought the term ‘collector coin’ was a made-up term coined by uninformed mints. A collector coin is, in fact, by no means a commemorative coin.
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What is a Kontorniat?

The word ‘Kontorniat’ comes from Italian and is derived from the Italian ‘contorno’ (= edge). You can find out here what cultural and historical phenomenon lies behind these numismatic objects.
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Boston Is Getting a Museum of American Finance

Boston is opening a new Museum of American Finance: Discover rare banknotes, U.S. financial history, and interactive exhibits exploring the world of money.
read more at our partner SIXBID