Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1607 1/2 thaler

Stack's Bowers 2023 NYINC sale, lot 25044

This specimen was lot 25044 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $660. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneburg: Wolfenbuttel. 1/2 Taler, 1607. Zellerfeld Mint; mm: crowned heart. Heinrich Julius. PCGS AU-58. Elegantly toned and with only the slightest degree of wear upon the highest points, this wholesome specimen yields an enticing and alluring cabinet nature. From the Robert C. Knepper Collection." This half thaler was struck 1604-13 and is fairly common.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: KM-22; Welter-656.

Source:

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, The January 2023 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Taraszka Collection and the Mark and Dottie Salton Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.

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Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1607 1/2 thaler

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