Brunswick-Luneburg-Calenberg 1637-HS 1/2 thaler

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Künker sale 293, lot 639

This specimen was lot 639 in Künker sale 293 (Osnabrück, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €380 (about US$512 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRAUNSCHWEIG-LÜNEBURG, HERZOGTUM Georg, 1636-1641. 1/2 Reichstaler 1637, Zellerfeld. RR Feine Patina, winz. Schrötlingsfehler am Rand, sehr schön. Exemplar der Slg. Koch, Auktion. (Germany, duchy of Brunswick-Luneburg-Calenberg, George, 1636-41, half thaler of 1637, Zellerfeld mint. Rare, fine toning, small edge defects, very fine.)"

This type was struck 1637-41, all with mintmaster HS.

Reported Mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: KM 19, Welter 1456.

Source:

  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Katalog 293: Münzen aus Mittelalter und Neuzeit u. a. die westfälischen Privatsammlungen Werner Bröker und Bernd Terletzki, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2017.

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