Starting price: 6,000 EURBrunswick-Lüneburg-Celle.
Christian Louis. 1665 löser of 3 talers (with value mark),
Zellerfeld. Extremely rare. Very fine.
Heidelberger Münzhandlung Grün: Auction 88398
Starting price: 2,500 EURBrunswick-Calenberg-Hannover. George V.
1854 B double taler “Münzbesuch” (visit of the mint).
About FDC.
Heidelberger Münzhandlung Grün: Auction 88687
Starting price: 6,500 EURFrance / Strasbourg. 1590 taler,
commemorating the “Stückschießen”. Rare.
PCGS MS61. Extremely fine to mint state.
Heidelberger Münzhandlung Grün: Auction 88866
Starting price: 5,000 EURChina. 100 yuan 1995 “Lion Dance”.
Only 138 of the planned 1,000 pieces minted.
Extremely rare. Damaged certificate. Proof.
Heidelberger Münzhandlung Grün: Auction 881057
Starting price: 15,000 EURVienna. Salvator issue of 10 ducats, n.d. (around 1683).
Very rare. Very fine.
Heidelberger Münzhandlung Grün: Auction 881256
Starting price: 12,000 EURBreslau. Franz Ludwig of Palatine-Neuburg.
1701 ducat, Neisse. Extremely rare. Extremely fine.
Heidelberger Münzhandlung Grün: Auction 881412
Starting price: 14,000 EURWürttemberg. Eberhard Ludwig.
1699 double ducat.
Extremely rare. Extremely fine to mint state.
Heidelberger Münzhandlung Grün: Auction 881819
Starting price: 25,000 EURSaxony. Frederick III “the Wise”, Albert and John.
Taler n. d., Annaberg or Wittenberg.
First klappmützentaler. Extremely rare. Very fine.
Heidelberger Münzhandlung Grün: Auction 881673
Starting price: 10,000 EURGerman Empire / Saxony-Coburg-Gotha.
2 marks 1911. Only 100 specimens minted! First strike.
Heidelberger Münzhandlung Grün: Auction 882662
Starting price: 7,500 EURGDR 10 marks 1985.
40th anniversary “Victory over fascism”.
Material pattern of white gold. Original seal.
Only 200 specimens minted. Extremely rare. Proof.
Heidelberger Münzhandlung Grün: Auction 883259

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Only 138 out of the planned 1,000 pieces were minted. This makes the Lion Dance a highly contested collector’s coin!

100 Yuan Lion Dance 1995: One of the Rarest Chinese Coins of Our Age

From 13 to 15 May 2024, Heidelberger Münzhandlung will hold its 88th auction sale. Among the highlights are some of the rarest contemporary issues from China, including the 100-yuan Lion Dance coin of 1995. 1,000 specimens should have been minted – but in the end, only 138 were produced.

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