Brunswick-Luneburg-Calenberg 1664-HS 1/2 thaler
This specimen was lot 73568 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2023), where it sold for $312. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneburg: Calenberg & Luneburg (Celle). 1/2 Taler, 1664-HS. Zellerfeld Mint; mm: HS and crossed keys. Georg II Wilhelm. PCGS Genuine--Tooled, EF Details. Note that neither KM nor Welter list this year for the type. Also note that the holder misattributes the Welter reference as the 1/4-Taler counterpart. This lightly circulated coin offers a bold Wild Man on the obverse and well-struck shield detail on the reverse, though some of the coin's legends are somewhat softly struck. The surfaces are a uniform white argent. The noted tooling is relegated to isolated areas of the legends on the obverse and reverse and is not distracting. A very rare issue; attractive and desirable thus. From the Robert C. Knepper Collection. Includes ticket from Kuenker." The SCWC does not list any half thaler for 1661-65. This type is listed for 1659-60 only and those dates are scarce.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: cf. KM-62; cf. Welter-1598.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, November 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancient & World Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.
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