Some staggering results by Künker

[azda 979]

I thought some of These Prices in their auction yesterday were a bit OTT and thw Gothic Crowns seem to be on the rise. All These are hammer, i think Künker has about 20% add on and Prices are in euros. I've also skipped some of the lower end coins

http://www.sixbid.com/browse.html?auction=786&category=17135&lot=778555 4600 (their estimate was 1600)

http://www.sixbid.com/browse.html?auction=786&category=17135&lot=778556 1600

http://www.sixbid.com/browse.html?auction=786&category=17135&lot=778557 440

http://www.sixbid.com/browse.html?auction=786&category=17135&lot=778558 4400

http://www.sixbid.com/browse.html?auction=786&category=17135&lot=778562 900

http://www.sixbid.com/browse.html?auction=786&category=17135&lot=778568 2000 (they had an estimate of 500 for this)

http://www.sixbid.com/browse.html?auction=786&category=17135&lot=778572 800 (estimate was 75)

http://www.sixbid.com/browse.html?auction=786&category=17135&lot=778578 5000 (Gothic crown, the next 3 are also Gothic Crowns)

http://www.sixbid.com/browse.html?auction=786&category=17135&lot=778579 5500

http://www.sixbid.com/browse.html?auction=786&category=17135&lot=778580 5500

http://www.sixbid.com/browse.html?auction=786&category=17135&lot=778581 6500 ( not as nice yet sell for 1000 more than the others, someone was desperate to win one)

[Nick 329]

I thought some of These Prices in their auction yesterday were a bit OTT and thw Gothic Crowns seem to be on the rise. All These are hammer, i think Künker has about 20% add on and Prices are in euros. I've also skipped some of the lower end coins

Some nice looking Gothic crowns there, but definitely on the steep side of price. It always amazes me that for a mintage of only 8,000, every sale seems to have a few on offer.

BTW. I can't tell how many pictures of 1847 Gothic crowns I've looked at in the past, but it must be in the hundreds; today is the first time I've spotted the WW on the reverse.

Edited June 19, 2013 by Nick

[Peckris 579]

I thought some of These Prices in their auction yesterday were a bit OTT and thw Gothic Crowns seem to be on the rise. All These are hammer, i think Künker has about 20% add on and Prices are in euros. I've also skipped some of the lower end coins

I was just thinking that those estimates were very reasonable indeed. Then I realised you had added the actual prices realised after each link

[Nicholas 51]

Can't see exactly, but the cromwell crown die break looks smoothed. Auction houses should admit to this - in a couple of cases I've seen evidence of smoothing the die break and it being described as "early state of die break' or some similar cover up ...