Of course, Künker will gladly help you in establishing the value of you coins, including cases in which it is desirable to answer numismatic questions about your coins through an official expert opinion. We work in this sphere with international specialists, the leading museums, and many scientific and academic institutions, and will gladly assist you in seeking the proper contact person for your technical questions and thus in establishing the exact value of your coins.

If you wish to ascertain the value of coins or a coin collection, or the authenticity of a numismatic object or a medal by means of an official expert appraisal, please ask for further information regarding procedure and costs from our Customer Service department:

Telephone: +49 541 96202 0
e-mail: service@kuenker.de

We will happily issue an expert report for you through our IHK-authorized and -inaugurated expert for coins of the Middle Ages and the Modern Era, Dr. Hubert Ruß. The offer applies for both legal and private commissions.

Yes, we buy every form of bullion, whether minted gold in the form of coins and medals, bars, jewelry or dental gold, silver or platinum.

You can choose from a number of payment methods to meet the different needs of our customers. If you have made a purchase in our online store or bought something at auction, the following payment options are available to you:

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Of course, we will gladly help you in establishing the value of you coins, including cases in which it is desirable to answer numismatic questions about your coins through an official expert opinion. We work in this sphere with international specialists, the leading museums, and many scientific and academic institutions, and will gladly assist you in seeking the proper contact person for your technical questions and thus in establishing the exact value of your coins.

If you wish to ascertain the value of coins or a coin collection, or the authenticity of a numismatic object or a medal by means of an official expert appraisal, please ask for further information regarding procedure and costs from our Customer Service department:

Telephone: +49 541 96202 0
e-mail: service@kuenker.de

Depending on the type of object, you will receive a recommendation from us for direct sale or for consignment to our auctions. Use our sales form and upload photos of the items you wish to sell. Our experts will contact you immediately.

In order to achieve the highest possible proceeds, you should seek advice from our experts. Our experts can help you with the decision as to whether a coin can be purchased directly or is suitable for one of our auctions. 

The auction
Our experts appraise and evaluate the objects. The auction offer is presented online as well as in high-quality color catalogs, which we send to our customers worldwide. We receive a percentage commission from the hammer price - there are no further costs. 

Your advantage: Our auctions reach a large audience worldwide and we generally achieve above-average prices. This option is particularly suitable for rare and particularly well-preserved collector's items. 

The sale
We make you an offer for the immediate purchase of individual numismatic objects or entire collections at fair market prices as well as investment gold and bars at standard bank prices. 

The advantage for you: the immediate purchase is the fastest way to sell your coins. This option is particularly suitable for common coins and bullion coins. 

A mix of both options is often the key to success.

Sales form

Our expert Michael Autengruber is available to answer all your questions about medals and decorations. 

You can find all information here.

In our blog, we provide an overview of the most important numismatic collecting areas and describe their historical context, which is reflected in the coins and medals of the various eras. The choice of a collecting area is very individual and always depends on the collector himself.

Collection areas

Yes, Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co KG is obliged to identify customers and to verify the data collected by means of an ID card. A copy of the ID card must also be made and stored (Section 8 (2) sentence 2 GwG). They are legally obliged to make this data available to employees on request (Section 11 (6) GwG).

The top priority is the "Know Your Customer" principle. Both when buying coins, medals or bullion and when selling them, Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG is obliged to scrutinize the background of its customers. The statutory duties of care in relation to customers can be found under § 10 GwG. This includes in particular the identification of the business partner (Section 10 para. 1 no. 1 GwG).

Yes, our employees receive regular training and are obliged to implement the legal and internal requirements for the prevention of money laundering. Our employees are obliged to be reliable (§ 1 para. 20 GwG).

Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co KG is a trader in goods (Section 1 (9) GwG and Section 2 (16) GwG) who trades in high-value goods (Section 1 (10) GwG) and offers them in (eLive) auctions. It is therefore subject to the obligations of the Money Laundering Act.

In order to prevent money laundering, Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG maintains a risk management system (§ 4 GwG) with various internal security measures (§ 6 GwG) and is obliged to exercise due diligence with regard to customers, such as the identification of the contractual partner (§ 10 GwG).

If identification is refused, this is an indication of suspected money laundering and Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG may be obliged to submit a suspicious activity report (§ 43 GwG) to the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU). We may also reject a possible legal transaction.

Invoices should always be paid by the invoice recipient (name on the invoice). Only in absolutely exceptional cases and with comprehensible justification can we accept payments by third parties. However, we must then also identify the third party and make further inquiries. This leads to an increased documentation effort.

Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co KG is subject to an identification obligation depending on certain value limits (Section 10 (6a) GwG). Certain data must be collected for identification purposes (§ 11 para. 4 GwG). The accuracy of the information is checked using an identification document (§ 12 GwG), which must also be copied.

If circumstances arise during or before the conclusion of a transaction that could give rise to suspicion of money laundering, irrespective of a value limit, identification must be requested regardless of the value.

In the case of a sale (consignment for (eLive) auction) to Künker, it is obligatory for us to request proof of identification from as little as zero euros. In the event of the sale of an incorrect coin, Künker will be given the opportunity to report the material defect (e.g. incorrect coin) to the customer and, if necessary, to insist on reversal.

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We need your telephone number so that we can contact you more quickly if we have any questions. Your date of birth is stored by us so that we can identify you personally.

• Gold: Selcted coins and bars have been tax-free for investors since 01.01.1993. Download the list
• Silver: 19% VAT on selected coins and bars. 
• Medals made of all metals: 19% VAT. 

We recommend that the authenticity test is made by our experts. In order to guarantee the authenticity of bullion, you need complex testing systems such as X-ray spectrometers and acid tests, but also years of experience. If we check the authenticity for you, then we also guarantee for it.

If you have purchased a piece from the online store and it does not fulfill your expectations, you can be sure that we will find a solution together.

Before you are able to submit an order in the online store, you must create a customer account: Click on "Register now". After you have received the confirmation email and clicked on the link, you are ready to place your order in the online store.

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As soon as a lot has been knocked down, the hammer price will be posted on the website. You will receive a printed list of results with the highlights of the auction and all results no later than 14 days after the end of the auction, provided you have taken part in the auction.

Reliable and conscientious payment processing after the auction is very important to us. 

Take advantage of our various offers for the payment of your auction proceeds: For auctions, we pay out within 45 days of the end of the auction.

Payment options:

• Payment options Bank transfer: We will transfer your auction proceeds to the account of your choice as quickly as possible. 
• Check: We will be happy to issue a check for your proceeds at our headquarters in Osnabrück. 
• Cash payment: You can have your money paid out directly in cash. This is possible at various locations, e.g. at our company headquarters in Osnabrück, in our branches and representative offices, at various coin exchanges where we are represented, or at one of our expert days. 
• Offsetting: Of course, you can also offset your proceeds directly against the cost of a new purchase.

A consignment commission is charged for all lots sold. No commission is charged for unsold auction lots. The consignment commission includes the detailed valuation by our numismatic experts, professional photography and catalog production as well as the costs of transporting the valuables and insurance.

If you already have a myKünker account, you can take part in our floor auctions using your existing login details. In case you do not yet have a myKünker customer account, click on "Register now". 

You then have the following options for submitting your bids for an auction: 

• Written bids: Send us your bids by post or e-mail. 
• Telephone bidding live: We will call you during the auction and help you to bid for the items you want. Please understand that we can only offer this service from an estimated price of 500 euros. Please register in good time (at least 24 hours before the auction) and provide us with your telephone number and lot numbers. 
• Live bidding: Take part in our live auctions with your PC, tablet or cell phone via our live bidding platform.

Unsold auction lots will be offered for sale for 4 weeks at 80% of the estimated price. If no buyer is found during this period, you as the consignor will receive your lot back. No consignment commission will be charged for unsold lots.

If you have purchased a coin, medal or order from us in an auction, you can rest assured: All items we sell correspond to the description and we guarantee authenticity up to the amount of the purchase price with no time limit! Should you ever be dissatisfied, you can rely on our goodwill.

The participation in our auctions is free of charge. If you bid successfully at an auction, a buyer's premium is payable. This is calculated from the hammer price. In addition, all prices are always net prices. This means that VAT is payable on the total price (incl. buyer's premium). Please refer to our auction conditions for the amount of the buyer's premium.

Yes, as soon as a shipping label has been created for the shipment, you will receive an e-mail - if your e-mail address is stored in your customer account - that the shipment has been notified electronically.

You can personally collect your ordered or auctioned items from our representative offices by prior arrangement. In the case of auction items, we ask you to state your collection request when you place your bid.