Category Archives: Künker Auction

Künker to Hold Four Auction Sales in September 2023

By Künker GmbH …… Four catalogs with more than 4,000 lot numbers – that is what you can expect from Künker’s Fall Auction Sales, which will be held September 25-29, 2023 at the Vienna House Remarque in Osnabrück, Germany. As always, experts will find an interesting mix of selected individual pieces and extensive special collections. […]

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Künker eLive Auction 70 of Ancient and World Coins Starts Tuesday

This Tuesday, as part of the digital World Money Fair, Künker eLive Auction 70 begins. You can expect over 1,900 lot numbers from the ancient world to modern times on three evenings from February 22-24, 2022, starting at 5 p.m. (Central European Time) each evening. The online auction starts on Tuesday with coins from the […]

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Künker Presents the Collection of a Connoisseur in Online Auction 360

Künker eLive Premium Auction 360 by Künker GmbH …… On February 1 and 2, 2022, Künker will hold its Auction 360 as an eLive Premium Auction. It contains German coins and medals of top quality – with estimates from the two- to the four-digit range. Although a coin has to fetch a six-digit result to […]

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Künker Auction 352: World Gold Coins of the Hermann Schwarz Collection

Dear bidders and coin enthusiasts, This is one of the best moments in the life of any coin dealer: being able to offer a collection that has remained untouched for two generations. Hermann Schwarz (1880-1961), owner of the oldest Bavarian publishing house specialized in forms, had witnessed the period of hyperinflation after the First World […]

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Künker Summer Auction Sale #350: Popken Collection and Rarities From Germany

Dear bidders and coin enthusiasts, Künker takes pride in the fact that so many clients trust us, not only when they are building a collection but also when it comes to making their collection re-enter the cycle of collecting. The lösers we are able to offer you in this auction come from the Friedrich Popken […]

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Künker Spring Auction Sales 2021: 2,300 Bidders, from 4.8 to 9.3 Mil

Thanks to 2,300 bidders from all over the world, the total of Künker’s last auction sale resulted in almost twice its estimate. One reason for this success was the outstanding collections on offer. We present the top five from the Tesmer Collection of Brandenburg-Prussia and the top three from the extraordinary collection of Roman Alexandrian […]

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Results of Künker Spring Auction Sales of Ancient and World Coins

Dear bidders and coin enthusiasts, The Künker Spring Auction Sales #347-349 recently ended with a very astonishing result, even for us. The total hammer price for the auction week reached over nine million euros (about $10.6 million USD) – and therewith almost doubled the original estimate of 4.7 million euros. This kind of increase to […]

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Künker Spring Auction 349 Features Hoard of Medieval German Coins

World Coin Auctions by Künker GmbH …… Dear Künker bidders and coin enthusiasts, Every coin dealer has a responsibility towards numismatics. This includes handling coin hoards in a responsible way, as we did in the case of the coin hoard of Markstetten. This is not only a legal but also a moral obligation for us. […]

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Künker Ancient Coin Auctions: How Do We Know When the Battle at Marathon Took Place?

On March 22, 2021, Künker will be auctioning off an extensive collection of coins of Roman Alexandria. Among them are 14 specimens of the zodiac series of Antoninus Pius. These pieces tell us something about how we know when events took place in ancient history.   By Ursula Kampmann on behalf of Künker …… Imagine […]

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Künker Auction 348: The Axel Tesmer Collection of Prussian Coins, Part I

Künker World Coin Auctions by Künker GmbH …… Dear bidders and coin enthusiasts, Modesty, honesty, a sense of duty, self-discipline, punctuality, thriftiness, reliability, and conscientiousness: these are just some of the virtues that the Prussian state has propagated as “Prussian virtues” since Frederick William I. There were only a few states that developed a similarly […]

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Top 10 World Coin Highlights of Künker’s January Rarity Auction

Künker Auction Results by Künker GmbH …… Dear bidders and coin enthusiasts, What a strong start! The 721 lots of the first Künker auction in the anniversary year realized a total amount of 9.3 million euros, and today, we present the top 10 lots (with a couple of ties). Actually, this is something that should […]

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Künker eLive Auction 65 of Ancient and Modern World Coins Available Now

Künker eLive Auctions by Künker GmbH …… Dear bidders and coin enthusiasts, The Künker eLive Auction 65 is online. From now on you can study all pieces of the upcoming auction. The offer ranges from ancient coins to modern World coins. A large number of the lots from the ancient part come from the collection […]

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Künker Auctions 347-349: From Roman Egypt to the Margraviate of Brandenburg

Künker Spring Auction Sale by Künker GmbH …… In auctions 347 to 349, auction house Künker presents once again a wealth of private collections. Particularly remarkable is an important collection of coins from Roman Egypt as well as the first part of a collection of Brandenburg coinage. And that’s just the beginning. From 22 to […]

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Künker to Offer 1757 10-Ruble Gold Coin Created by Jacques-Antoine Dassier

On January 28, 2021, a Künker auction presents a 10-ruble piece from 1757 whose die was created by the Genevan medalist Jacques-Antoine Dassier. But this is not the only special thing about it: A small collector’s hallmark proves it once belonged to the Hutten-Czapski collection. By Künker GmbH …… On August 3, 1765, Jacques-Antoine Dassier […]

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Künker Kicks off Its Golden Jubilee With Auction 346

Künker Auctions by Künker GmbH …… Dear bidders and coin enthusiasts, Auction #346, replete with numismatic and phaleristic rarities from all over the world, is now online. We are pleased to start our anniversary year with this auction #346. On July 1, 1971, Fritz Rudolf Künker founded a small coin shop in the little town […]

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Künker Offers Books From Numismatic Library of Alain Poinsignon

Künker Nuismatic Book Auctions by Künker GmbH ……   Dear bidders and coin enthusiasts, It is part and parcel of the statutes of both the International Association of Professional Numismatists and of the Verband der Deutschen Münzhändler (Association of German Coin Dealers) that all members need to have an extensive specialist library. And there is […]

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Künker eLive Auction 62 of Ancient and World Coins Starts Today

Künker Internet Auctions by Künker GmbH …… Dear bidders and coin enthusiasts, Start at 6 pm (CET) on October 20-22, 2020, our eLive Auction 62 will take place with more than 1,600 lots from the ancient world to modern times. To kick off our eLive Auction 62, we present rarities from the world of ancient […]

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Jeff Garrett: US Gold Coins Coming Home

In the last few years, the amount of US gold coins arriving from overseas sources has risen dramatically   By Jeff Garrett for Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) …… US gold coins have been a fascination of mine since the start of my career in the 1970s. Back then, there was a high demand and a […]

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Ancient and Jewish Coins in Künker Auction 341

Künker Ancient Coin Auction 341 by Künker GmbH …… Dear bidders and coin enthusiasts, In the last two write-ups, we introduced you to Künker Auctions 339 and 340. They contain issues covering the time span from the Middle Ages to modern times. In this one, we will introduce you to Auction 341. In this sale, […]

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Gold Coins From Around the World Star in Künker Auction 340

Künker Gold Auction 340 by Künker GmbH …… Dear bidders and coin enthusiasts, Yes, gold is a very special material. It is the most ductile metal we know of. From a single gram of gold, a wire of two kilometers can be drawn. Humankind made use of this to gild all sorts of items with […]

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Künker Offering Alexander Macomb Gold Medal From War of 1812 in Fall Auction

The Story of Alexander Macomb by Künker GmbH …… The Hero of the Second War of American Independence As part of its Auction 339, the auction house Künker offers a Congressional Gold Medal. This is no medal like any other, but the one President Madison handed personally to Alexander Macomb, the hero of Plattsburgh. We […]

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How and Why Gold Became the Most Important Metal for Coins

By Ursula Kampmann for Künker GmbH …… For centuries, silver was the preferred metal across the world when it came to coins and savings. In the 19th century, that changed. We’ll explain how and why, and illustrate what happened with the help of coins that will be coming under the hammer on September 30 and […]

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Künker Fall Auction Sales of World and Ancient Coins Now Online

Künker Fall Auctions by Künker GmbH …… Dear bidders and coin enthusiasts, It’s time. The catalogs of our upcoming Fall Auction Sales 339-341 are online. From September 28 to October 2, 2020, we will auction off more than 4,400 lots with a total estimate of 7.4 million euros at Vienna House Remarque Hotel in Osnabrück, […]

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Künker eLive Auction 61 of Ancient and World Coins and Medals Starts Tuesday

Künker Auctions by Künker GmbH …… Dear bidders and coin enthusiasts, Next Tuesday starts our three-day eLive Auction 61 featuring numismatic and phaleristic rarities. In the meantime, you may take a look at our wide range on offer. We would like to present to you some of the attractive numismatic pieces we will auction off […]

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Künker eLive Auction 61 of Ancient and World Coins and Medals Now Online

Künker Auctions by Künker GmbH …… Dear bidders and collector friends, Please find our next eLive Auction 61 ready to be viewed online. This time you will find a wide-ranging offer from ancient coins to modern times – as well as medals and military orders and decorations. The online auction takes place from August 11-13, […]

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Künker Spring Auction Results Defy Troubles

Künker Spring Auction Results by Künker GmbH …… The Künker Spring Auction Sales took place in the middle of the worldwide coronavirus crisis and under constantly tightened security requirements. The concern was enormous: How would the collectors react? In brief, the mood was positive and participation was high overall. For the more than 6,500 lots, […]

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Künker eLive Auction 59 of Ancient and World Coins Online Now

Live Auction Sessions March 25-26   Künker Online eLive Auctions by Künker GmbH …… Dear bidders and collector friends, Please find our next eLive Auction 59 ready to be viewed online. This time you will find over 1,500 lots, featuring pieces ranging from the ancient world to modern times. This time we present a selection […]

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Künker to Offer Samel Collection of Jewish Coins

By Künker GmbH …… Dear bidders and collectors, All those interested in Jewish numismatics have been talking about it for weeks: on 17 March 2020, we will auction off the Samel Collection in Osnabrück. It is a private collection of major importance, which was on display in 1993 and ’94 at the Munich State Coin […]

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Künker Ancient and World Coin Spring Auctions Now Open

Künker Spring Auctions by Künker GmbH …… A Feast by Collectors for Collectors It is very rare to see so many special collections at once as in Künker’s auction week taking place from 16 to 20 March 2020. The highlight is obviously the Samel Collection of Jewish coins; however, this is just one of more […]

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World Coins and Goetz Medals in Künker’s eLive Premium Auction 332

Künker Auction Highlights by Künker GmbH …… On February 5 and 6, 2020, several special collections will be on sale in the Künker virtual auction room as of 6 pm. First, another part – almost 700 lots – of the Friedrich Popken Collection of coins and medals from the area of Lower Saxony will be […]

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Künker eLive Auction 57 of Ancient and World Coins and Phaleristics

By Künker GmbH …… Dear bidders and collectors friends, Have you seen our next eLive Auction 57? This time you will find over 2,200 lots, featuring pieces ranging from the ancient world to modern times as well as orders and decorations. To kick off our eLive Auction 57, we present you series of late Roman […]

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Künker eLive Premium World Coin Auction of the Dr. Rainer Opitz Collection Oct. 16-17

Opitz Collection Auction by Künker GmbH …… Dear Bidders and Coin Enthusiasts, Please find our eLive Premium Auction 330 “The Dr. Rainer Opitz Collection – Coins and Medals on Reformation and Protestantism” ready to be viewed online. This time you will find over 1,200 lots, featuring pieces ranging from Germany to Europe and Overseas. The […]

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Künker Summer Auctions – The Friedrich Popken Collection

Dear Bidders and Coin Enthusiasts, There are only very few dynasties whose offspring are still ruling today. The House of Welfs is one of them. Members of this house served as the Duke of Bavaria, the Duke of Saxony and the Duke of Brunswick. Since George I, the British monarch has been from the House […]

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When Oxford was the capital of England

For a few years during the English Civil War, Oxford acted as the royal capital. This article presents an extremely fine “triple unit” of Charles I from this period of time, which will be put to auction in the upcoming Künker auction on June 21, 2018

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Highlights of Künker GmbH eLive Auction 38

By Künker GmbH & Company….   Dear customers and coin enthusiasts, Künker’s eLive Auction 38 sessions begin December 2 and 3. Join us for bidding at 6:00 pm sharp at eLive-Auction.de. The auction will offer a variety of coins and medals ranging from ancient world to modern times. On Wednesday, the auction will start off […]

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Künker eLive Auction 38 Now Online

By Künker GmbH & Company….   Dear valued customers and coin enthusiasts, Please find our next eLive Auction 38 ready to be viewed online. Just log on to our website eLive-Auction.de to discover all of the interesting items from our upcoming online auction. The auction will take place from Wednesday, December 2 2015, to Thursday, […]

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Künker Auction of the Preussag Collection: Löser and Mining Coins

By Künker GmbH & Company….   Dear bidders and coin enthusiasts, In collaboration with London Coin Galleries, we will auction off löser and mining coins from the Preussag Collection on October 30th, 2015 (2 pm) at the Millennium Hotel Mayfair, 44 Grosvenor Square. We hope that you have already sent in your bid. If you […]

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The True Draft of the First Post-War German Commemorative Coin

On June 25, 2015, Künker auctions a sensation of post-WWII German numismatics: a pattern for the rejected draft by Karl Roth for the first German commemorative coin ‘Germanisches Museum’ (‘Germanic Museum’). Until now, a plaster cast model was the only known testimony! In August 1952, the German National Museum in Nuremberg celebrated its 100th anniversary. […]

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The Friedrich Popken and Ernst Otto Horn Collections at Künker Auctions

The Popken and Horn collections are just two of the many highlights of the 2015 Künker Summer Sale. The almost 4,000 lots, their estimates adding up to 5.5 million euros, include numerous rarities from all around the world – from Medieval to Modern Times. Everybody will find his favorite coin when Künker starts its Summer […]

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