24 and 25 September 2024 are designated for Künker's general auction sale. But what does "general" even mean? The special collections offered on these days were simply not large enough to be presented in a separate catalog. But of course, they are just as important as the other collections.

The Regina Adams Collection

The Regina Adams Collection, for example, "only" contains 31 selected lösers of the Welf dynasty - however, it is incredibly difficult to find 31 lösers of such extraordinary quality. It was of utmost importance to the collector to be able to see every single detail of the motif.

An extensive brochure was published for this collection, dealing with the phenomenon of the löser. You can download the file at:https://www.kuenker.de/data/mitteilungen/Kuenker_Broschuere
_Jakobsloeser_Final_LowRes.pdf.

Ivan III (IV)

A tragic chapter in Russian history is at the heart of this collection: Newborn Ivan was installed on the Russian throne at just 2 months old, only to be overthrown one year later. But what do you do with an innocent child that had been tsar for a short time? Elizabeth Petrovna, the daughter of Peter the Great, became Empress of Russia in 1741. She kept Ivan in captivity throughout her entire reign. Catherine the Great, who liked to present herself as an enlightened monarch, considered this to be dangerous - so she had Ivan killed in 1764.

Only a few coins were minted during Ivan's rule from 28 October 1740 until 6 December 1741. Künker is able to offer 16 of them - an incredibly large number given Ivan's short reign.

By the way, if you are interested in Russian numismatics but cannot afford the coins of Ivan III (IV), there is another special collection on offer at Künker's: 54 lots from the time of Paul I, including numerous copper coins of spectacular quality. Estimates start as low as 10 euros.

U.S. Gold Coins

And there is a third special collection to be offered in catalog 412. Almost 200 lots with U.S. gold coins - mainly Double Eagles - will be crossing the auction block. Of course, the offer features many great rarities. All pieces were graded.

A Great Selection of Rarities

It goes without saying that auction 412 also contains rare coins from many other parts of the world. At this point, we present you two examples: a modern Chinese coin set of which only 50 specimens exist, and a 1581 broad taler of Cologne of 2 1/2 talers, the only known specimen in private hands.

More than 1,000 German rarities minted after 1871 are offered by Künker in auction 413. They include a collection from a Mecklenburg private collector as well as imperial gold coins from the collection of an industrial entrepreneur from western Germany. Look forward to the great rarities of the German Empire such as 3 marks Frederick the Wise, 20 marks Heinrich XXII of Reuss, elder line, 20 marks Ernest II of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha as well as 20 New Guinean marks.

On 27 and 28 September 2023, Künker realized incredible results with the sale of the first part of the Lodewijk S. Beuth Collection. At the time, the about 1,200 lots were sold in collaboration with Laurens Schulman B. V. and fetched a total result of 5.2 million euros. Ten lots were sold for six-figure results.

Now - once again in collaboration with Laurens Schulman B. V. - the second part of the collection will be on offer. It contains coins from the beginnings of the Netherlands under the Merovingians up to 1795.

Following the traditional order of Dutch numismatics, the elaborately designed catalog presents Dutch coins arranged according to the seven northern provinces.

Do I need to say more? Connoisseurs know exactly what the Lodewijk S. Beuth Collection stands for: extraordinarily rare coins of unusual quality that have not been seen on the market for decades. Collectors of Dutch coins who do not carefully study this catalog have only themselves to blame.

To order a catalog contact Künker, Nobbenburger Straße 4a, 49076 Osnabrück; phone: +49 541 / 962020; fax: +49 541 / 9620222; or via e-mail: service@kuenker.de. You can access the auction catalogs online at www.kuenker.de. If you want to submit your bid from your computer at home, please remember to register for this service in good time.

To read the earlier E-Sylum articles, see:
KUENKER AUCTION SALES 410-411(https://www.coinbooks.org/v27/esylum_v27n34a11.html)
THE LöSER COLLECTION OF REGINA ADAMS(https://www.coinbooks.org/v27/esylum_v27n34a12.html)